HIV & AIDS
Russian to double spending on HIV care next year
Russia's health minister says Russia will double its spending on HIV care and prevention next year.
Oct 30, 2015
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Rats recruited to hunt for TB in Mozambique
A swarm of trained rats is on its way to Mozambique to help the country's over-stretched health system detect tuberculosis in patients, officials said Friday.
Oct 12, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Ban says world on way to 'generation free of AIDS'
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday the world was headed for a "generation free of AIDS", after UNAIDS reported a 35-percent drop in new HIV infections from 15 years ago.
Jul 14, 2015
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New guidelines suggest HIV screening for all adults
(HealthDay)—New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for virtually every adult to be routinely screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Apr 29, 2013
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AIDS in America—Back in the headlines at long last
President Trump's recent call to end the HIV epidemic in the United States has turned attention to a domestic public health crisis that has been absent from the headlines for quite some time.
May 2, 2019
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How sexual contacts with outsiders contribute to HIV infections within communities
While a number of strategies can prevent and control HIV transmission and spread, their effective use depends on understanding the sexual networks within and between communities. A paper published in this week's PLOS Medicine ...
Mar 4, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
HIV infects one teenaged girl every 3 minutes: UN
Every three minutes, a girl between the ages of 15 and 19 is infected with the virus that causes AIDS, said a UN report Wednesday that warned of a "crisis" fuelled by gender inequality.
Jul 25, 2018
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Global AIDS conference exposes South Africa's dramatic turn
The first time the world came to South Africa for a conference on AIDS, the country's leader shocked attendees by questioning whether HIV really caused the disease.
Jul 17, 2016
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Russia HIV infection bucks trends as World Aids Day marked
On a frigid evening on the outskirts of Moscow, two HIV-prevention activists unzip backpacks, pull out packs of hypodermic needles and start discretely approaching people leaving a nearby pharmacy with an offer that could ...
Dec 1, 2015
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Implicit bias from providers inhibits hepatitis C treatment in people with HIV, study finds
A recent study reveals significant insights into the challenges that can occur for hepatitis C virus (HCV) micro-elimination efforts in people with HIV (PWH). Due to the opioid epidemic, the prevalence of co-infection with ...
Nov 30, 2023
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