HIV & AIDS
After decades of research, why is AIDS still rampant?
Today is World AIDS Day. More than three decades after the virus was first discovered, 5,753 people will become HIV infected today.
Dec 2, 2016
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Further advances in HIV prevention, treatment and cure from PLOS Medicine's special issue
This week, guest editors Steven G. Deeks of the University of California San Francisco, USA; Sharon Lewin of the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia; ...
Nov 30, 2017
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AIDS epidemic's end by 2030 seen: UN official
A top UN official said the global AIDS epidemic could be over by 2030 because of progress made in treatment and control of the disease.
Sep 19, 2013
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New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing
New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with electronic ...
Jan 21, 2013
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AIDS report: Kids are lagging and COVID-19 is harming care
New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting ...
Jul 6, 2020
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HIV treatment use increases in the US
Between 2000 and 2008, the proportion of HIV-infected patients in the U.S. receiving effective treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) increased, and HIV-infected patients appeared to be less infectious ...
Sep 3, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Living on the margins drives HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia, new report says
Social and structural factors – such as poverty, marginalisation and stigma – and not just individual behaviours are shaping the HIV epidemic in Europe and central Asia. This is the main conclusion of a new report released ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Researchers find alcohol plays no role in disclosing HIV status among Russians
Disclosure of HIV positive serostatus to sexual partners is considered an important public health goal to prevent new infections. Disclosure can motivate sex partners to make informed choices and change behavior through negotiation ...
Jun 11, 2012
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New data show dramatic progress in Namibia toward HIV epidemic control; gaps elsewhere
The Government of the Republic of Namibia, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and ICAP at Columbia University (ICAP) released new data ...
Jul 25, 2018
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Almost half of American adults with HIV don't take meds: report
(HealthDay)—Almost half of American adults infected with HIV don't take medications that can prevent them from developing AIDS, a new government report shows.
Sep 24, 2015
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