HIV infections in Catalonia increase in 2022, but down by a third over 5 years
57% of cases are among men who have sex with men, and rate of diagnosis is highest in Barcelona
57% of cases are among men who have sex with men, and rate of diagnosis is highest in Barcelona
New diagnoses falling, with 20% fewer cases in Catalonia in 2021 than previous year
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75-year-old woman could be key to game-changing treatment, says Dr. Josep Mallolas
33,340 people live with HIV/AIDS in Catalonia, 56% report discrimination
Money raised will fund research projects at Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital in Badalona
United Nations targets for detecting and treating the virus by this year achieved
Aim is to investigate how events in enclosed spaces can go ahead safely during pandemic
Catalan researchers among team studying three infected people who show no signs of virus despite not taking antiretroviral drugs
As AIDS Day is commemorated globally, we review the epidemic’s evolution to the advent of PrEP, the HIV prevention pill
An estimated 2,500 at-risk people are expected to benefit from the drug
The research was co-led by the Barcelona and Madrid institutes and hospitals
Study results could be applied to prevention of virus in low-income countries
Researchers in Catalonia, Tenerife and Madrid follow the cases of five long-term patients who need no treatment