This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...
Yes, it’s possible to get an STI without having sex — here’s how
While sex is built into the very definition of an STI, experts caution that it is possible to contract one without getting it ...
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HIV Symptoms at Each Stage
symptoms are more often the result of opportunistic infections that occur when the virus progressively destroys the immune system and leaves it vulnerable to diseases that can affect the skin, lungs, ...
HIV stigma tied to moral judgments, complicating destigmatization efforts
Persistence of stigma toward people living with HIV has puzzled scientists looking at the numerous destigmatization campaigns ...
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FDA sets date for decision on twice-yearly shots to prevent HIV
The FDA has accepted Gilead Sciences’ new drug application for lenacapavir as a long-lasting injectable to prevent HIV ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful ...
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HIV and AIDS News
Kidney Transplantation Among Those With HIV Infections Shown Safe and Effective, Study Suggests Oct. 17, 2024 — It is just as safe and effective for people with HIV in need of kidney ...
Woman gets rare eye infection after swimming with contact lenses
Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing ...
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How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
It was nearly 30 years ago when Rosember Lopez received a life-altering diagnosis: He was HIV positive. With scant government resources for HIV support at the time in Mexico, Lopez joined advocacy ...
Medscape2d
Update on TORCH Infections in the Newborn Infant
Perinatally acquired HIV infection continues to increase at a frightening pace in the developing world. The use of antiretroviral therapy in mothers and the newborn, however, has resulted in a ...
The Lancet10h
Vitamin D and acute respiratory infections: a definitive answer?
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a common cause of illness in children younger than 16 years and adults older than 65 ...