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Gentrification and declining Black population may be a key factor behind San Francisco’s declining HIV rates

December 28, 2020 | aidsmap

Dramatic declines in HIV diagnoses in San Francisco have been attributed to testing, treatment and PrEP, but the declining Black population in the city is an unexamined factor, Dr Jade Pagkas-Bather of the University of Chicago and colleagues argue in the December issue of The Lancet HIV. There has been a 22% fall in San Francisco's Black population since 2000.

COVID-19 variants reveal evolution’s power to rearm pandemic

December 26, 2020 | The Globe and Mail

Anyone curious to see evolution playing out in real time need look no further than NextStrain.org, a website that depicts the ever-sprouting family trees of different pathogens residing in the human population.

BC-CfE Marks Record Achievements for World AIDS Day 2020

December 22, 2020 | BC-CfE

Started December 1, 1988, World AIDS Day annually raises awareness of the AIDS pandemic and is a day to mourn those who have died of the disease. The World Health Organization chose to focus on “Global solidarity, resilient HIV services” as its theme for this year. As of 2019 there were 38 million people living with HIV infection, 690,000 deaths from HIV-related causes, and 1.7 million people were newly infected.

Biden names Rochelle Walensky as CDC director

December 7, 2020 | Medical Economics

The chief of Infectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital would take the reins at a pivotal moment for the CDC.

Lessons remembered on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2020 | City News

Lessons remembered on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2020 | City News

Lessons remembered on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2020 | CityNews

As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic we’re hearing on World AIDS Day that lessons learned over the last four decades are helping the fight today. David Zura explains.

Lessons remembered on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2020 | News1130

As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic we’re hearing on World AIDS Day that lessons learned over the last four decades are helping the fight today. David Zura explains.

B.C. marks record achievements in effort to end AIDS

December 1, 2020 | BC Gov News

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, British Columbia has reached new milestones in preventing HIV infections and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.

Lessons remembered on World AIDS Day

December 1, 2020 | News1130

As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic we’re hearing on World AIDS Day that lessons learned over the last four decades are helping the fight today. David Zura explains.

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