Biomedical technology
Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US
Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
Aug 16, 2022
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Aids
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Peru registers first death in monkeypox patient: hospital
Peru on Monday recorded its first death of a monkeypox-infected person, with more than 300 cases reported in the country to date, a health official said.
Aug 2, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Fauci says COVID diverted resources from fighting AIDS
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted scientific and financial resources from the fight against AIDS, seriously impeding global efforts to achieve the U.N. ...
Dec 1, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Number of HIV cases continue to decline in New Zealand
For the second year in a row there has been a reduction in the number of confirmed cases of HIV in New Zealand.
May 16, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
HIV cases in children dropping but still too slowly, UN says
The United Nations children's agency says the number of youths living with HIV could drop by about one-third to 1.9 million between now and 2030, while children dying each year from AIDS-related causes could drop by nearly ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Health
Health groups urge Congress not to allow AIDS fight to wane
A coalition of nearly 40 advocacy groups said Wednesday they're concerned about the Trump administration's commitment to the global fight against AIDS so they're urging senior members of Congress to make sure money for key ...
Nov 29, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
How HIV became a matter of international security
Richard Holbrooke sat in a blue striped chair in the meeting room of the United Nations Security Council. It was a rainy, unseasonably warm January day in New York City, just ten days into the new millennium. Many people ...
May 16, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Traditional Chinese medicine in HIV cure issue of AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
A special issue on progress toward a cure for HIV includes a description of a previously unreported study started in the early 2000s that describes AIDS patients currently ages 51-67 in good health. These nine individuals ...
Feb 14, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Prince Harry and Elton John speak out at AIDS summit
Britain's Prince Harry and Sir Elton John shared a stage in South Africa on Thursday, warning that complacency threatened efforts to defeat AIDS and urging young people to lead the fight.
Jul 21, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Global AIDS gains 'inadequate and fragile,' UN chief says
Actress Charlize Theron, singer Elton John and Prince Harry are joining researchers, activists and policy makers at a global AIDS conference in South Africa this week to debate ways to better treat and prevent the disease.
Jul 18, 2016
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