In the absence of treatment, genetic mutations of HIV can lead to more rapid progression to AIDS, highlighting the urgent need for testing and treatment
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In late spring of 1981, Anthony Fauci, MD, then a 40-year-old immunologist, was in his office at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center when a history-changing report came across his desk. The June 5 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from what was then called the Centers for Disease Control documented Pneumocystis carinii
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95% of young people told us they had not learned about LGBT sex and relationships In a few weeks’ time, schools will fall silent for another summer break. But this is not the only silence that will be hanging over playgrounds across the country, as the Government quietly announced that the much anticipated rollout of
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L’association AIDES lance « Prep 4 Love », la toute premire campagne nationale d’information sur la Prep, le traitement prventif contre le VIH. Autoris depuis plus d’un an, celui-ci consiste à prendre un mdicament antirtroviral par jour afin d’viter de se faire contaminer. Elle est prsente comme un outil de prvention hautement efficace contre l’infection
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I’m into some pretty disgusting stuff. At least once a day, the thought passes through my mind how lucky I am to be alive now, in a time when I can enjoy the things I enjoy without debilitating, immobilizing fear. My forebears fought for this. Countless lobbyists, antagonists, and grassroots activists fought so that I
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June 28, 2018 (Vancouver, Canada): Last night, at a special gathering of the city’s top academics and industry leaders at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Tourism Vancouver launched the evolution of the organization’s successful Be A Host convention ambassador program. MIND Partnership (Meeting and Innovation Network of Distinction) is a group of thought leaders committed to
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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner joined public officials and service providers the morning of June 20 as they kicked off a daylong working session laying out the logistics of the state’s Getting to Zero initiative. The goal for that initiative, announced in late 2017, is the elimination of new HIV infections in Illinois by the year
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People throughout B.C. are benefiting from expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), as strong uptake for the publicly funded drug continues to grow. “The expansion of coverage for PrEP and PEP keeps B.C. at the forefront of fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.
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At the 13th annual HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence conference, health care and service providers gathered to learn about new treatments for people living with HIV and the best clinical practices to support adherence to them. At their best, HIV providers serve as a trusted conduit for their patients from the research world to the
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is spread through contaminated blood, unprotected sex, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Healthy skin and other bodily fluids like saliva and tears do not transmit HIV. Six to 10 years after contamination and without treatment, HIV infection leads to AIDS and death by general failure
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