(HealthDay)—About one in four Hispanic persons tested for HIV are aware of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and about one in five of those eligible for referral are referred to PrEP providers, according to research published ...
Oct 8, 2021
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A new combination treatment for HIV can strengthen a patient's immune response against the virus even after they stop taking traditional medications, according to a study published in the journal Science Immunology we co-led ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Millions of Americans are now eligible to receive a Pfizer booster shot to help increase their protection against the worst effects of the coronavirus.
Sep 24, 2021
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England is on track to have diagnosed 95% of people living with HIV by 2025, putting it in a strong position to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030, say researchers at the MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, and ...
Sep 23, 2021
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HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it. The vast majority of people living with HIV require daily medication to suppress the virus ...
Sep 9, 2021
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People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who do not have HIV, especially if the virus is not well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors, ...
Sep 8, 2021
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(HealthDay)—For men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women, long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA, an integrase strand-transfer inhibitor [INSTI]) is superior to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine ...
Aug 12, 2021
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As clinical evidence mounts that the leading cause of death in COVID-19 patients is the dangerous condition known as a cytokine storm, University of Alberta researchers have identified a protein in the blood that could be ...
Aug 4, 2021
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With a global focus on strategies to curb expansion of a fast-moving coronavirus pandemic, the question again has arisen: What more is being done about HIV, a scourge that has lasted more than 40 years—is a cure finally ...
Nearly 40 million people worldwide live with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), and this number increases every year as more individuals acquire the incurable infection. There is no vaccine to prevent HIV infection and the ...
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