Thread by @LizHighleyman

Since it's that time of year, here's a selection of some of my favorite articles I wrote in 2022.
My main focus is #HIV. Here, for @pozmagazine, a look at advances in antiretroviral treatment & prospects for a functional cure. 1/
poz.com/article/long-w…

For @aidsmap, a report from #AIDS2022 about a 5th person cured of #HIV after a stem cell transplant. (The 4th such case was reported earlier in the year at #CROI2022/#CROI22). 2/

aidsmap.com/news/aug-2022/…

I did a couple articles on #HIV vaccines, which remain elusive. But mRNA technology is advancing that effort & also showing promise for cancer vaccines. 3/

cancerhealth.com/article/mrna-r…

2022 was, of course, the year of #monkeypox/#mpox. Gay/bi/MSM communities & advocates really stepped up to curb transmission & demand better government response. 4/

aidsmap.com/news/aug-2022/…

While #monkeypox/#mpox hit gay/bi/MSM communities hard, it never spread widely outside that population, despite much alarmism predicting it would, as I reported for @Slate. 5/
slate.com/technology/202…

With @JGarciaIglesias, @DrWillN, @thrasherxy, @DewsnapClaire, @javimembrillo, @engelmal81 & others, I participated in a forum discussing whether #mpox is an STI. My take: it is in some settings but not others. Here's a summary in @WellcomeOpenRes. 6/ wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/7-252

Speaking of STIs, exciting research out of #AIDS2022 by @annieluet et al on using the antibiotic doxycycline after sex to prevent gonorrhea, syphilis & chlamydia. San Francisco @SF_DPH is already rolling out #doxyPEP. Here's my report for @eBARnews. 7/
ebar.com/story.php?3193…

Since the start of pandemic people wondered if #HIV meds, especially tenofovir or Truvada, might prevent or treat COVID -- & now #longCOVID. So far research is mixed, but with growing evidence of SARS-CoV-2 persistence, antivirals are an area to watch. 8/
poz.com/article/new-st…

On the liver front, for @hepatitismag I covered an unexplained outbreak of acute hepatitis among young children. The crisis appears to be over but (despite the headline of this piece) we still don't have definitive answers. 9/
hepmag.com/article/myster…

Finally, outside the medical realm, #sexworker advocate Carol Leigh died in November. Not entirely unrelated though -- she was a member of ACT UP & advocated for people with #HIV, people who use drugs & incarcerated people. 10/
ebar.com/story.php?3208…