HIV & AIDS
Don't believe the hype – we are a long way from an HIV cure
HIV has infected over seventy million people but only one of them has been cured: Timothy Ray Brown.
Dec 16, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Adults with blood cancers respond to booster, not initial dose of COVID-19 vaccine
People with hematologic malignancies—or blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—have an impaired immune system due to their disease and its treatment, putting them at risk of severe COVID-19 infection ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine.
Jun 26, 2023
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Immunology
COVID-19 booster vaccination is safe and effective in immunosuppressed patients
Patients under immunosuppressive therapy, who do not respond to primary COVID-19 vaccination, have an increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease courses. Until now, it was not clear whether those patients at risk can benefit ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19 vaccines safe for patients treated for lung cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Cancer patients have received priority status to receive COVID-19 vaccinations but there is limited data regarding the safety and efficacy of the vaccines for patients treated for lung cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Now, ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AAO-HNS issues guidance for Bell's palsy treatment during COVID-19
(HealthDay)—In a statement issued by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, recommendations are presented for the treatment of Bell's palsy after COVID-19 vaccination and for unvaccinated patients.
Feb 5, 2021
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Immunology
HIV patients lose smallpox immunity despite childhood vaccine, AIDS drugs
HIV patients lose immunity to smallpox even though they were vaccinated against the disease as children and have had much of their immune system restored with antiretroviral therapy, according to a study published in the ...
Jan 3, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Flu shot can provide effective immunity for people living with HIV
People who are being treated for HIV can gain effective protection against seasonal flu with the influenza (flu) vaccine, new findings confirm.
Nov 7, 2019
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Immunology
Key mechanism for controlling body's inflammatory response discovered
Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered how a key molecule controls the body's inflammatory responses. The molecule, known as p110delta, fine-tunes inflammation to avoid excessive reactions that can ...
Sep 30, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
COVID vaccines also help protect HIV patients
People infected with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy form antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after being vaccinated against COVID with mRNA vaccines. Their immune response to the vaccination is, however, less strong than ...
Dec 9, 2022
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