Treatment as Prevention¨

Carnegie Community Centre to mark World AIDS Day 2017 with 12 hours of speakers and discussion

Come for the free food and stay for an impressive list of guests In the early 1990s, John Cameron was unemployed and struggling with a case of depression that he fell into after he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Then a friend named Alicia Mercurio encouraged him to get involved in the community and help coordinating

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I Never Imagined An AIDS-Free Canada Could Be Within Reach, But It Is

With a new consensus that undetectable equals untransmittable, ending the AIDS epidemic in Canada is much more attainable than we previously thought. Having turned 60 two months ago, I know there’s nothing quite like a milestone birthday to force you to get serious about your priorities and your future. The HIV response is facing our

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Can the ghost of Tommy Douglas persuade Adrian Dix to offer a lifeline to cystic fibrosis patients?

Within the New Democratic Party, Tommy Douglas is perhaps the closest thing to a saint. The former Baptist minister led the first social democratic government in North America, serving as premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. He created the first publicly owned auto insurer, a public electrical utility, and offered free hospital service to

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Hepatitis C ‘treatment as prevention’ strategy examined in new study

Hepatitis C infection is a global phenomenon that affects millions worldwide, with an estimated 30,500 new cases in the United States alone each year. Expanding treatment, however, could go a long way toward preventing transmission of the virus among high-risk individuals who inject drugs, according to new Yale-led research. For the study, infectious disease experts

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“El VIH me eligió”

Miguel Pedrola es el mŽdico que dirige la ONG más representativa de LatinoamŽrica “Soy Pedro Cahn. ¿Está tu jefe?”. Miguel Pedrola sonrió mientras estrechaba la mano de quien ya era, a principios de los 90, uno de los popes en VIH-Sida. El doctor Cahn visitaba el hospital Eva Perón de Granadero Baigorria y quería conocer

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Latinos Salud’s DiversiSAFE Addresses HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention

Hundreds of the local LGBT community’s movers and shakers attended Latinos Salud’s annual networking, social and community event, DiversiSAFE, Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Miami Tower. Attendees enjoyed food, wine, specialty drinks, music by local DJ AJ Reddy and performances by local drag queen TP Lords — all while learning important information related to HIV/AIDS.

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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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