By Michael Chancley Jr., MSW During my time as a PrEP navigator, I received calls almost every week from people who were frantic about possibly having been exposed to HIV. The scenario played out in many different ways, but almost always included one common feature: none of the callers knew about prophylaxis […]
PEP prevents HIV within 72 hours of unexpected exposure, but few talk about it. Read More »
Thousands of initiatives in more than 130 countries, including 37 where same-sex relations are illegal. Since 2005, May 17 has been celebrated as the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, commemorating the removal of homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses by the World Health Organization.
Why is May 17th the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia? Read More »
The World Health Organization (WHO) has ended the global health emergency for COVID-19, marking the end of a 10-month juggling act by the UN health agency as it struggled to cope with concurrent global pandemics. The announcement comes just days after
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People who contract HIV must follow antiretroviral drug treatment for life to keep the infection under control and prevent transmission to others. However, in some patients, the virus does not reappear when treatment is stopped. These minority cases are known among researchers in the field as post-treatment controllers.
A potential biomarker indicates in which people HIV therapy could be discontinued. Read More »
By Paul Sax As you no doubt heard, on Friday, May 5, 2023, the WHO declared the end of the global health emergency for COVID-19. Here in the U.S., the federal public health emergency will expire on May 11. That's a Thursday, in just a few days. These events reflect two realities that, although seemingly
Now that the public health emergency is coming to an end, how do we feel about it? Read More »
By Elizabeth Short, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. National data shows that cannabis use that doesn't reach the level of a diagnosable substance use disorder was associated with negative mental health effects. In the 2015-2019 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 2.5% of
Recreational cannabis use is bad for the mental health of teenagers. Read More »
By Pablo Linde – El País, Madrid. In these more than three years, 765 million diagnoses and 6.9 million deaths have been officially recorded, figures that fall far short, according to all estimates. COVID-19 is no longer an international health emergency. 1,191 days (three years and three months) have passed.
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By Reuters: World Health Organization experts meet Thursday to decide whether COVID-19 remains an emergency. A panel of global health experts will meet Thursday to decide whether COVID-19 remains an emergency under the rules of the World Health Organization, a state body.
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A gene-editing therapy targeting two entities—HIV-1 and CCR5, the coreceptor that helps the virus enter cells—can effectively eliminate HIV infection. A new study from Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine and the University of California Medical Center shows that this therapy can be effective in treating HIV infection.
A novel dual gene-editing method increases the chances of eliminating HIV infection. Read More »
By John P. Moore, PhD. The FDA and CDC recently announced that previously unvaccinated Americans can now receive a single dose of Moderna's or Pfizer's bivalent mRNA vaccines. To be clear, this does not mean they can choose to take one or two doses and be considered fully vaccinated.
Why is one dose suddenly enough for COVID mRNA vaccines? Read More »
