HIV: People with virus or taking PReP to be allowed to join armed forces
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People who have HIV or take medication to protect against it will be able to apply to serve in the armed forces…
People who survive severe COVID-19 are 2.5 times as likely to die within 12 months of becoming infected as those who didn't contract the virus, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Long Covid may lead to an increased risk of death in the year after a patient’s diagnosis, a new study finds. Read…
NHS facing ‘biggest ever cancer crisis’ due to ‘deadly cocktail’ of delays and growing backlog
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The NHS is facing the “biggest cancer catastrophe ever to hit it” according to a leading oncologist who said a new report…
Omicron variant suspected to have originated from HIV patient, not evolved from Delta variant
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Richard Lessells, an infectious diseases expert in South Africa, told the newspaper that it was likely that the Omicron variant was incubated…
600 people living with HIV die from tuberculosis daily – Stop TB Partnership
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Stop TB Partnership says tuberculosis (TB) deaths among people living with HIV are on the rise. Read More
The link between processed foods and the risk of second heart attacks or strokes
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Ultra-processed foods are a major public health concern for their potential adverse effects on health. Read More
Three-quarters of people with heart failure could be diagnosed earlier through blood test, researchers say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 75 per cent of people with heart failure could be diagnosed sooner if GPs gave them a simple blood test,…
4 000 new HIV infections recorded daily, globally: Research
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Scientists say thousands of young African girls continue to bear the brunt of the AIDS and HIV scourge. Read More
GlaxoSmithKline plans human trials for HIV cure
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Reading Time: < 1 minute GlaxoSmithKline is to kick off human trials for an HIV cure as soon as next summer, Read More
Why scientists think the new variant may have emerged in an HIV patient
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The South African scientists tracking the new coronavirus variant believe it probably evolved in a patient with HIV/Aids with a chronic Covid-19…