Intensify HIV/AIDS education, medic says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA medical expert has appealed to the National Aids Control Council to increase HIV/AIDS campaigns in the Lake region to reduce the…
He Jiankui, embryo editing, CCR5, the London patient, and jumping to conclusions
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen He Jiankui announced the birth of twin girls whose DNA he had modified when they were embryos using the CRISPR gene-editing…
UN whistleblower targeted in misconduct probe
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA year after claims of sexual assault and harassment rocked the U.N. agency that fights HIV, UNAIDS looked like it might be…
Streamlined HIV testing service gives diagnosis in an hour: CDC
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Taiwan’s testing process for acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been streamlined as 12 hospitals across the country began on Monday…
Some people may have genes that hamper a drug’s HIV protection
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Some people’s genes may stop an antiretroviral drug from protecting them against HIV, a genetics study suggests. Read More
Aids Council sounds alarm on high infection rates among youth
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNational Aids Control Council (NACC) has sounded the alarm over increasing HIV infections among youth aged between 18 and 24. The virus,…
Marin Voice: ‘Undetectable equals untransmittable’ is a big breakthrough for HIV patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 1985, I was working in an STD clinic in Nashville and was one of two HIV counselors doing pre-test and post-test…
Fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria needs strong U.S. support
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt the height of the AIDS crisis nearly two decades ago, the world came together to fight back, creating the Global Fund…
B.C. overdose-prevention sites should be template for other governments, researchers say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was a day Heather Hobbs recalls vividly: the staff at AIDS Vancouver Island had pulled another overdose victim from the washroom,…
How to tell your sexual partner you have an STI
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and not sure what to do? Once you’ve recovered from the initial shock and…