Editorial Staff, July 16, 2019. According to the latest UNAIDS report, in 2018 an estimated 37.9 million people were living with HIV, with 1.7 million new infections and 770,000 deaths. It is estimated that in 2018 HIV infection affected 37.9 million people; 23.3 million had access to antiretroviral therapy and 1.7 million […]
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Brazil is notably driving the increase in the disease on a continent where some 100,000 cases are registered each year. By Georgina Zerega, Mexico, July 16, 2019 – 7:03 PM CEST. The fight against HIV in Latin America has taken a step backward. The rate of infection of the virus in the region has grown by 7% between 2010 and
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Gay and bisexual men with problematic sexual relationships are a diverse group with significant sexual and psychosocial risks. Michael Carter Published: July 15, 2019 According to studies published in Sexually Transmitted Infections, men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking support due to a chemical illness are a diverse group and
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JULY 15, 2019 by CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Map of the implementation of the WHO's 'Treat Everyone' recommendation worldwide Credit: CUNY ISPH A new study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society shows that the World Health Organization's recommendation
Laura Plitt, BBC Mundo: Fifty years after Robert Rayford's death, a cure for HIV/AIDS has still not been found, but with the right treatment, infected people can lead healthy lives. When Robert Rayford entered City Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, towards the end of 1968,
By Nacho Cortez July 13, 2019 Photo by Ebony Salazar Having risky sex, worrying, and immediately starting an internet search about how to find out if you have HIV, this is a common pattern that repeats itself because the fear of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a reality that has not disappeared, despite
José Ramón Zárate Covo, July 13, 2019. In our technological and specialized age, the figure of the doctor can be reduced to that of a mere dispenser of pills and X-rays. The white coat, a symbol of authority and knowledge, often an effective placebo, has lost its healing power. Focusing again on the patient means listening to them. They talked...
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July 10, 2019 | MICHAELA FLEMING The TANGO study evaluating the two-drug regimen of dolutegravir plus lamivudine has met its primary endpoint, according to Week 48 results announced today by ViiV Healthcare. The multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, Phase 3 study is evaluating the switch to
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Reviewed by Alina Shrourou, B.Sc. (Editor) July 11, 2019. Women living with HIV are less likely than men to achieve viral suppression with antiretroviral therapy. Reducing alcohol consumption is a potential strategy to improve health outcomes in women with HIV, with evidence that
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July 11, 2019 | LAURIE SALOMAN, MS Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, does an excellent job of preventing vulnerable populations from contracting HIV. Unfortunately, studies show that only 10% of people at significant risk of HIV infection actually use PrEP. To address the problem of underutilization
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