Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Waging war against severe COVID-19: one survivor's story
"Am I going to die?"
Apr 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Three lessons from the AIDS crisis
As my governor closes all the public schools and public libraries here in Seattle, I'm thinking about 1981—the year when newspapers in New York and Los Angeles reported that a strange new virus was killing healthy young ...
Mar 16, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Study finds lower concentration of PrEP drug in pregnant young women
Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP drug tenofovir were more than 30% lower in those who were pregnant than in those who had recently given ...
Mar 9, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
New Zealand's needle exchanges helped reduced HIV transmissions
New Zealand has avoided the high HIV rates seen among high-risk groups in other countries, a new study shows.
Feb 27, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
How nutrition education can make a difference to people with HIV in Nigeria
HIV and AIDS are still global health problems and sub-Saharan Africa remains the most affected region. Globally, around 770,000 people died from AIDS-related conditions in 2018, 160,000 of them in West and Central Africa.
Feb 12, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Highly active HIV antibody restricts development of viral resistance
Antiretroviral drugs are the gold standard for the treatment of HIV infection. They are highly effective in suppressing replication of the virus but require lifelong daily application and can be associated with side effects. ...
Jan 31, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Study aids fight against HIV, hepatitis B
A discovery by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers is expected to open the door for new and more potent treatment options for many of the more than 36 million people worldwide infected with the HIV virus ...
Jan 9, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Nurses can help manage drug interactions in HIV/Hep C treatment
(HealthDay)—Drug interactions between antiretroviral therapy (ART) and direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) pose a clinical challenge in patients with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection, according to an article published ...
Jan 2, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Pregnant women with HIV often not given recommended treatment
Women living with HIV who are also pregnant don't always receive recommended antiretroviral medications, according to a recent study of prescribing patterns carried out by a MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researcher ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New animal model shows effective treatment for latent tuberculosis
A major goal of tuberculosis (TB) research is to find a way to treat people with the latent (or inactive) form of the disease to keep them from developing symptomatic TB. A breakthrough study using a new animal model developed ...
Dec 17, 2019
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