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ACTIV-2/A5401 Study Results
Identifying characteristics associated with SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding may be useful to understand viral compartmentalization, disease pathogenesis, and risks for viral transmission. In this study, SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding was concordant across compartments. Age was strongly associated with viral shedding and men had slower viral clearance than women, which could explain sex differences in acute COVID-19 outcomes.
Four UCLA Health physicians elected to Association of American Physicians
April 11, 2022
Four UCLA physicians have been elected to the Association of American Physicians...
February 16, 2022
In a large clinical trial assessing Apretude, ViiV Healthcare’s recently approved injectable drug, as a...
October 03, 2021
Long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is not only a long sought-after...
July 30, 2021
“Weight gain and the chronic conditions to which...
February 12, 2021
Enrollment has begun to test additional investigational drugs in the...
January 21, 2021
…“Even people who are taking one pill once a day just reported...
January 05, 2021
…“As we designed the ACTIV-2 protocol, it became clear that we would need to..
November 30, 2020
…“The ACTG is honored to have the continued support of the NIH, which will allow us to continue...
November 16, 2020
…“The ACTG has long been committed to improving..."
UCLA begins recruitment for phase 3 of The Oxford University - AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
October 29, 2020
…“The safety of our volunteers and participants is the first priority of...
October 12, 2020
UCLA attracted record support for its wide-ranging research in the...
May 01, 2012
Empowering the Black Community: Education as a Foundation for Reducing Health Disparities.
October 10, 2022
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kara Chew, a clinical investigator at the UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research and Education (CARE) ...
February 18, 2022
An update on HPTN 083, the study that established that PrEP given as an injection every two months...
December 08, 2021
In The Know A community webinar highlighting...
August 12, 2021
When the antiretroviral regimen known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, was launched nearly...
March 23, 2021
Dr. Raphael Landovitz presented findings on injectable PrEP to CROI 2021...
February 06, 2021
…“COVID-19 is a disease of extremes. Some people can be asymptomatic and
January 18, 2021
…How are communities of color disproportionately impacted by the...
January 05, 2021
Read what UCLA Health infectious disease experts, including Drs. Judith Currier and...
November 26, 2020
…“I think we’ve all felt so helpless," said Dr. Landovitz.
November 12, 2020
Listen to Dr. Raphael Landovitz, lead vaccine researcher for the...
October 16, 2020
Watch Dr. Currier discuss the plasma antibody trial for people...
October 06, 2020
On Savage Lovecast episode #728, hear Dan Savage interview Dr. Raphael Landovitz about the promise of a new
Events
Men's Health Fair
Friday, June 10, 2022, 9am - 2pm. MLK Jr. Outpatient Center, 1670 E. 120th St., Los Angeles, CA 90059. Free Activities Will Include: Health screenings, Live DJ, Information from licensed healthcare providers, Community resources, In-N-Out Burger*, Free haircuts*, Free swag bags, Fun raffles! Ask about recruiter enrollment!!!
*First come, first serve for tested individuals only. Must be 13 years or older.
For more information about this event, call 323-563-5802 or IG CDU.DrewCares
Decade of HIV CARE: An HIV/AIDS 40-year retrospective virtual event
May 24, 2021
June 5, 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the first description of Pneumocystis pneumonia in the setting of what we know as AIDS in 5 patients in Los Angeles – in the Centers for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)These observations, by Dr. Michael Gottlieb, from UCLA, and Dr. Joel Weisman began to define the challenges that would shape the research and treatment agendas of the subsequent 40 years of a global pandemic.
18th Annual HIV CME Symposium Tough Decisions Made Easier - Archived
September 09, 2021
The UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research & Education (CARE), UCLA Pacific AIDS Education Training Center (PAETC), UCLA AIDS Institute, and Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) proudly present the 18th Annual HIV CME Symposium "Tough Decisions Made Easier: Clinical Management of Treatment - Experienced Patients."
Bridging the Gap: HIV research experience for COVID solutions
Tuesday, November 10th, 2020.
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Join UCLA Health for a pop-up drive-in event to learn how the knowledge and capacity already developed by researchers at the CARE Center are accelerating the development of new tools to fight COVID-19 and current state/future of treatment and prevention studies.