2BeatHIV goes to TEDxDurham
By: Meredith Blumberg, 2BeatHIV Intern, UNC-CH Health Policy and Management Major I love watching TED Talks; I find it fascinating to learn about such varied, yet similarly inspirational, topics through short presentations. However, my past viewing of TED Talks had been … Read more
Perceptions of HIV cure among people living with HIV in Guangzhou, China: a qualitative study
By Qingyan Ma, PhD Bringing the voices of people living with HIV (PLHIV) into HIV cure research is critical to increase community engagement in clinical trial participation, enhance HIV treatment adherence, as well as improve psychosocial well-being of PLHIV. Therefore, … Read more
HIV Cure and Health Policy
by Joseph Tucker, MD, PhD and Adam Gilbertson, PhD HIV cure research has expanded by leaps and bounds in the past ten years. There is no doubt about the progress in terms of laboratory science and overarching strategies. But how … Read more
HIV and the “Truly Cured Child”
by Catie Gliwa, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Raul Necochea, Dept of Social Medicine, UNC School of Medicine Disease cures do not happen overnight. In most cases, there is a long period of research and trials; … Read more
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Co-Hosts a Successful Red for Cure HIV Forum
By: Jennifer Hendrix, 2BeatHIV/searcHIV intern, NCCU student The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the 2BeatHIV Project co-hosted “Red for Cure”: A Forum on Black Women and HIV Cure on Saturday, February 27, 2016 … Read more
CROI 2016 HIV Cure Research and Community Highlights
by Karine Dube The CROI 2016 conference was held in Boston, MA from February 22 – 25, 2016. Relevant highlights include: The pre-CROI community HIV cure research workshop hosted on Sunday February 21, 2016: Dan Kuritkes presented on the tribulations … Read more
Reflections on an Ebola Virus: Implications for Cure
by Karine Dube Ebola infected over 28,000 people during the 2013 – 2016 outbreak in West Africa, including between 500 and 1,000 health care workers who died. There are over 10,000 Ebola virus disease survivors mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone … Read more
Social media use for communication about HIV prevention and treatment: a systematic review
By MaryBeth Grewe, MPH; Tamara Taggart, MPH HIV is a common topic of discussion on many social media platforms, and increasingly, social media is being used as part of interventions promoting HIV prevention or treatment. We were aware of this … Read more
From “Cured” to “Cure”: Commentary on Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science
by Qingyan Ma PhD Cured: How the Berlin Patients Defeated HIV and Forever Changed Medical Science by Nathalia Holt (click here) is the first monograph that detailed the personal struggle of the Berlin Patient, Timothy Brown, and his doctor, Gero … Read more
#2BeatHIV World AIDS Day News Coverage
The local Raleigh-based news source, The News and Observer, recently published an article about the then-upcoming December 1 World AIDS Day activities being hosted in Durham. A section of the searcHIV project, #2BeatHIV, was in attendance and hosted a celebration … Read more