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Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown. The research from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Simon Fraser University was presented at the 2018 AIDS Conference in Amsterdam on Thursday. It showed that the strains of HIV in Saskatchewan

La progression anormalement rapide du VIH en Saskatchewan est due à une mutation du virus lui permettant de rŽsister à la rŽponse immunitaire dŽclenchŽe par les personnes infectŽes, affirme une Žtude menŽe par des universitaires de la Colombie-Britannique. Une mutation clŽ a ŽtŽ trouvŽe dans plus de 80 % des souches du VIH en Saskatchewan,

Scientists in Vancouver have developed a new screening tool that reveals the genetic signature of an individual’s hepatitis C virus so that doctors can customize their treatment. The tool, funded by Genome B.C. and devised by researchers at the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, could save money and lives, said Anita Howe, scientific lead

For 20 years, I’ve been advocating for people living with hepatitis C. I was diagnosed with hep C (formerly known as non-A, non-B hepatitis) in the early days of George H.W. Bush’s presidency. Clinton was president during my first treatment; George W. Bush resided during my second treatment. Obama held the office when I was

One of the best ways to prevent the spread of HIV is to treat those at high risk with a daily prophylactic pill. Unfortunately, this week Stanford University health researchers concluded that it’s simply too expensive to pre-treat even a fraction of people at increased risk for HIV. But what if healthcare providers could track

The BC-CfE laboratory program took home the award for science, research and technology at the bi-annual AccolAIDS awards held on April 29, 2012 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The gala honours the extraordinary achievements and dedication of organizations, businesses, groups and individuals responding to the AIDS epidemic in British Columbia, and the thousands of people