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Biden names Rochelle Walensky as CDC director

The chief of Infectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital would take the reins at a pivotal moment for the CDC. President-elect Joe R. Biden has named Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, as his nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Walensky is currently the chief of the Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General

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

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. B.C. has surpassed a UNAIDS target and has seen a greater than 90% decrease in people living with and dying from AIDS. New HIV diagnoses have reached

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

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. B.C. has surpassed a UNAIDS target and has seen a greater than 90% decrease in people living with and dying from AIDS. New HIV diagnoses have reached

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The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn

BC’s world-reknown expert on HIV/AIDS is reporting the lowest rate of new infections since the AIDS epidemic started in BC Dr. Julio Montaner speaks with Stephen Quinn about the advances since the death of Dr. Peter Jepson-Young and how health leaders have dropped the ball on its covid-19 response.

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HIV Incidence Is Lower in States With More Generous Low-Income Food Benefits

Studies consistently show that food insecurity increases vulnerability to HIV and worsens health outcomes for people living with HIV. While federal and state programs in the U.S., such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provide food assistance to low-income people, income guidelines and other restrictions can keep such programs out of reach for people

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HIV Incidence Is Lower in States With More Generous Low-Income Food Benefits

Studies consistently show that food insecurity increases vulnerability to HIV and worsens health outcomes for people living with HIV. While federal and state programs in the U.S., such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provide food assistance to low-income people, income guidelines and other restrictions can keep such programs out of reach for people

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Laurie Edmiston: The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening an HIV resurgence

Scientists projected that available treatments would eliminate HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030-then COVID-19 happened This year was supposed to be the year we took control of the HIV epidemic. Four years ago, governments around the world-including Canada-committed to achieving three targets: 90 percent of people with HIV diagnosed; 90 percent of those

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The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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