HIV & AIDS
Ethiopia hopes to set world record for HIV tests
Ethiopia is attempting to set a world record for the number of HIV tests carried out in one day.
Nov 25, 2014
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'Live positively': Togo's 'Tino' sets example for HIV/AIDS
Augustin Dokla is arguably Togo's most famous person with HIV, having lived with the virus—against the odds—since 1999. Sixteen years later, he's still fighting for the rights of those infected.
Nov 30, 2015
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Hispanic Americans across ethnicities want HIV testing in Spanish
Clinicians are advised to never group Hispanic Americans under one collective identity. But when it comes to HIV testing, the desire to communicate with health care providers in Spanish nearly transcends ethnicity.
Mar 14, 2018
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US backs expanded AIDS therapy for prevention
US health authorities are recommending the daily use of anti-retroviral medication to prevent HIV infection for high-risk groups.
May 16, 2014
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2014 to 2019 saw increase in HIV testing, but rates remain low
(HealthDay)—The percentage of males and nonpregnant females aged ≥13 years with commercial insurance or Medicaid who received HIV testing increased from 2014 to 2019, but remained below 6 percent, according to research ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Men aren't being tested for HIV—how health services can plug the gap
Men make up slightly less than half of the adults living with HIV across the world. Yet they account for nearly 60% of the AIDS related deaths.
Jul 25, 2018
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Mother-daughter team preaches the gospel of HIV prevention
(HealthDay)—Fortunata Kasege was just 22 years old and several months pregnant when she and her husband came to the United States from Tanzania in 1997. She was hoping to earn a college degree in journalism before returning ...
Dec 24, 2013
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New indicator diseases reveal hidden HIV
Today, heterosexuals in Europe are at particular risk of carrying HIV for so long that they remain undiagnosed until their immune system starts to fail and they become ill. An international study under the leadership of the ...
Mar 1, 2012
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HIV diagnoses in New Zealand in 2016 highest ever
Figures released today by the AIDS Epidemiology Group at the University of Otago show that in 2016, 244 people were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand – the highest number ever diagnosed in any one year since monitoring ...
May 31, 2017
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Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico
Studies have found that conditional cash transfer programs, in which governments pay citizens if they consistently practice societally beneficial behaviors, have improved pediatric health care and education in Mexico, increased ...
Feb 4, 2013
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