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HIV
Healthcare News, Research
Australia makes strides towards eliminating HIV
Ritchelle Drilon Jul 20, 2023

According to the latest data from UNSW Sydney’s Kirby Institute, Australia is making significant strides towards eliminating HIV transmission, even amidst disruptions caused by the

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NSW
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
NSW Health urges residents to get tested for HIV as states reopen
Nina Alvarez Dec 2, 2021

In the lead up to World AIDS Day, NSW Health is encouraging people across the state at risk of HIV to get tested. As NSW

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HIV-positive
Healthcare, International News, Medical Science and Technology
HIV-positive patient’s immune system may have cured her of infection
Nina Alvarez Nov 18, 2021

A woman diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2013 may have achieved a natural sterilisation cure without stem cell transplant. A sterilising cure is achieved when replication-competent

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wellbeing
Healthcare
Advancing the long-term wellbeing of people living with HIV
Lourdes Antenor Jul 22, 2021

Since antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV was introduced in 1996, AIDS-related morbidity and mortality has declined significantly. People living with HIV are now expected to

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stem cell
Healthcare News, Learning - Topics, Strategy
Roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy
Lourdes Antenor Jun 25, 2021

In a groundbreaking study, a team of UC Davis researchers has discovered a special type of stem cell that can reduce the amount of the

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treatment
Healthcare
Providing life-saving treatment for HIV outweighs COVID-19 risks
Healthcare Channel Apr 14, 2021

Disruption to HIV treatment as high as 75% has been reported in some countries—to prevent increased AIDS-related deaths, HIV services must continue during the COVID-19

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HIV
Healthcare News
HIV control and prevention relies on early diagnosis and treatment
Lourdes Antenor Mar 31, 2021

New South Wales Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant released the NSW HIV Strategy 2021–2025, which aims to achieve the virtual elimination of HIV transmission

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Sexually Transmitted Infections
Healthcare News, International News
Sexually Transmitted Infections estimated to be present in 1 in 5 Americans
Lourdes Antenor Feb 2, 2021

New data published by the CDC estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. has had a form

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dapivirine
Healthcare News
Dapivirine vaginal ring is the new recommended choice for HIV prevention
Lourdes Antenor Jan 28, 2021

WHO today recommended that the dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR) may be offered as an additional prevention choice for women at substantial risk[1] of HIV infection as

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AIDS
Healthcare News, International News
AIDS: Joint call for urgent access to treatments for infants and children.
Lourdes Antenor Jan 3, 2021

Joint statement calling for urgent country scale-up of access to optimal HIV treatment for infants and children living with AIDS. Global partners that are committed

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HIV
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
HIV and TB laboratories facilitating COVID19 testing in Africa
Lourdes Antenor Dec 3, 2020

Many countries in resource-limited settings have high HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infection (STI) burdens. In 2010, WHO first recommended the use of

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World Aids Day
Healthcare, Healthcare News
World Aids Day: WHO calls for global solidarity to maintain HIV services
Lourdes Antenor Dec 2, 2020

On 1 December during World Aids Day, WHO called on global leaders and citizens to rally for “global solidarity” to maintain essential HIV services during

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