‘They’ll Have to Bend the Knee and Kiss the Ring’: What We Heard This Week
“Like the law firms, they’ll have to bend the knee and kiss the ring.” — Bryan Carmody, MD, of Norfolk, Virginia, discussing a new executive order by President Trump that targeted medical school and residency accreditors for their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) standards. “It’s likely that letters were sent to many more journals. CHEST‘s […]
Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy
DENVER — The monthly dapivirine ring to reduce risk of HIV in women showed similar safety outcomes as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when used throughout the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, according to a phase IIIb open-label trial in sub-Saharan Africa. Premature births occurred in 4% of those with the ring, compared with 6% […]
Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy
The long-acting dapivirine vaginal ring, which reduces HIV risk in young women, had a comparable safety profile in late pregnancy to an oral daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen, according to an interim analysis of a small open-label trial in sub-Saharan Africa. Adverse pregnancy outcomes were rare, with one stillbirth and one neonatal death in the […]