More weight gain in people starting HIV treatment with newer integrase inhibitors or darunavir

A US study has concluded that weight gain is greater by around 2 to 4 kg in HIV-positive people taking bictegravir or dolutegravir as part of their first antiretroviral therapy (ART), compared to their counterparts using other drug regimens. A similar effect was reported in those using the protease inhibitor darunavir. The study led by… Read More »

Call to heal intergenerational trauma

A report into Australia’s Indigenous women and girls has recommended an “urgent focus on healing” from intergenerational trauma and national action to eradicate racism. The Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) report by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar is the first of its kind since the Women’s Business Report in… Read More »

All the major changes in Victoria overnight

Victorians will only be required to wear masks while shopping indoors, riding on public transport or travelling in a taxi or Uber, under relaxed restrictions set to take effect on Monday. On the state’s 37th consecutive day without a coronavirus case, Premier Daniel Andrews announced a range of measures for a “COVID-safe summer” that would… Read More »

Body of missing man found

The body of the man who went missing last week after the inflatable canoe he was in capsized in waters off Lake Alexandrina in South Australia has been found. Members of the water operations unit and sea rescue squadron began searching for a fifth day on Thursday, leaving from the Milang Boat ramp using jet… Read More »