HIV-AIDS Archive

October 16, 2014

BHT grant to help Comprehensive Care Clinic’s medication program

The Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic has received a nearly $54,000 grant for 2014-2015 from the Baptist Healing Trust (BHT) for its Pharmacy Support Program, which provides free or low-cost medications to people with HIV/AIDS.

By Bill Snyder
January 30, 2014

AIDS Clinical Trials Unit lands renewal of NIH funding

Vanderbilt University’s AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) has received a seven-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

By Bill Snyder
Pills
November 7, 2013

Grant bolsters HIV pharmacy support program

The Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic has received a nearly $40,000 grant for 2013-2014 from the Baptist Healing Trust (BHT) for its Pharmacy Support Program, which provides free or low-cost medications to people with HIV/AIDS.

By Bill Snyder
January 24, 2013

Genetic testing just one weapon in HIV/AIDS fight

Genetic testing has revolutionized the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS. But it is not a panacea.

By Bill Snyder
November 8, 2012

Study seeks to ease HIV transmission rates in Nigeria

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) have received a major federal grant to study whether an integrated, family-focused approach can prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV — the AIDS virus — in Nigeria.

By Bill Snyder
August 2, 2012

VU research shines at international AIDS meet

Vanderbilt University’s Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, M.D., MPH, DrPH, received the IAS/ANRS Young Investigator Award at the International AIDS Conference last week in Washington, D.C.

By Bill Snyder