VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World AIDS Day 2025 — British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the province ...

Objectives Our study investigated the age-adjusted incidence rates of non-fatal overdoses by HIV status and sex, and examined trends over time. Design We used data from the Comparative Outcomes and ...

Objectives Our objectives were (1) to characterise the age-sex-standardised prevalence of comorbidities among people living with HIV (PLWH) and people not living with HIV (PnLWH) between 2001 and 2019 ...

A new research study from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) shows that people with HIV (PWH) in British Columbia, Canada are now living much longer than just a few decades ago, but ...

Despite an improved HIV PrEP-to-need ratio from 2018 to 2021, PrEP use relative to need was lower in certain populations, including women and younger people. Despite the observation of an improved HIV ...

HIV infections are a growing problem in Canada, according to recent data. In November, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported an alarming 25% increase in new HIV cases during 2022. The largest ...

New research, published in Lancet HIV, shows that providing antiretroviral treatment to all people living with HIV and preventive treatment to individuals at high-risk of contracting HIV reduces ...

The province announced Sunday that through a “made-in B.C.” strategy, British Columbians will be better protected against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and better supports will be given to those living ...

Nairobi Metropolitan Services Health Directorate has received the Circle of Excellence Award for exemplary performance in HIV care. The award by Fast-Track Cities Institute and UNAIDS laud NMS for ...

A first-of-its-kind opioid addiction treatment program, first piloted in Vancouver, will soon roll out across the rest of the province as B.C. grapples with nearly 2,800 overdose deaths since 2017. In ...