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An oral drug manages to completely suppress

Científicos de la Universidad Estatal de Georgia han descubierto que un nuevo fármaco antiviral quesuprime «completamente» la transmisión del coronavirus en cuestión de 24 horas. Así lo sostienen en en un estudio publicado en la revista ‘Nature‘, en el que probaron su eficacia en hurones.  «Esta es la primera demostración de un fármaco oral que rápidamente bloquea la transmisión del SARS-CoV-2″, ha […]

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New WHO recommendations on the use of face masks

Por A Agüera La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha publicado nuevas recomendaciones sobre las mascarillas para protegerse durante la pandemia de coronavirus, especialmente en lo referente a su utilización en lugares cerrados y durante el ejercicio físico, así como cuáles son los tipos de mascarillas de tela que realmente funcionan o su utilización por parte de los más pequeños de

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Foodborne illness and Covid-19: what you need to know

Boris Hansel, PhD, University Professor – Hospital Physician, Inserm U1148, Faculty of Health, University of Paris; Diana Kadouch, Hospital Physician, Bichat Hospital, Department of Diabetology-Nutrition, AP-HP, Professor of Nutrition, University of Paris; Jeremy Puyraimond-Zemmour, Assistant Specialist, Department of Diabetology-Nutrition, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Professor of Nutrition, University of Paris; Luc Cynober, Hospital Physician and Head

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The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines team does not recommend remdesivir for COVID-19

Have authorities made similar mistakes to those with oseltamivir? By Michael van den Heuvel. Remdesivir is no longer recommended for hospitalized patients with COVID-19, regardless of the severity of their illness. There is currently no evidence that the drug improves the chances of survival or avoids the need for further treatment.

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First case of Covid reinfection in Spain: infected again after 6 months

This is a woman whose case represents the first reported in scientific literature in our country. MEDICAL NEWS The Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Service of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid has described the first case of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in Spain to be published in a scientific journal. Specifically, it is a woman.

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New HIV infections have increased by more than 20% in Latin America in the last decade, says PAHO

In another serious trend, COVID-19 disruption to health services threatens testing and treatment. PAHO and UNAIDS launch campaign to promote HIV self-testing Washington DC, November 30, 2020 (PAHO) – New annual HIV infections increased by 21% between 2010 and

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Trapped in the middle of a pandemic: when fear makes you vulnerable in Venezuela

*** This year, 2020, “Global solidarity, shared responsibility” is the motto of World AIDS Day, and three Venezuelans living with HIV echo this sentiment in their quest for a better quality of life. Pedro, who preferred to be identified as such to protect his real name, faces several fears: the fear of contracting COVID-19 if he goes to a health center to seek his antiretroviral treatment, the uncertainty of whether he will be able to obtain it, and confronting the stigma surrounding his condition.

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UNAIDS urges countries to step up global action and proposes bold new HIV targets for 2025

“The collective failure to invest sufficiently in comprehensive, rights-based, and people-centered HIV responses has taken a terrible toll,” said Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director, above right, alongside Medhin Tsehaiu, UNAIDS Country Director, Kenya, during the launch of “Prevailing Against Pandemics by Putting

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UNICEF – 320,000 children and adolescents infected with HIV in 2019, 1 every 100 seconds –

Approximately every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 contracted HIV last year, bringing the total number of children living with HIV to 2.8 million, UNICEF said in a report published on November 25, 2020. The report, Reimagining a Resilient Response to HIV

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