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Concern is growing, although no cases have been detected outside of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania so far. By Jennifer Henderson, Business and Research Writer, MedPage Today. Although there have been no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD) outside of Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, doctors and public health experts should be…

UNAIDS welcomes the announcement by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and ViiV of three licenses signed with generic manufacturers Aurobindo, Cipla, and Viatris for long-acting cabotegravir for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). PrEP reduces the risk of HIV infection through sexual transmission or injection drug use. UNAIDS also…

Expanding the criteria and providing pre-exposure prophylaxis to other risk groups is being considered to eradicate the virus. By Marisa García. GeSIDA, the AIDS Study Group of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC), has presented an update to its guidelines on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a tool for HIV prevention. In its…

Héctor Rodríguez, editor and journalist specializing in science and nature. It is well known that wastewater analysis can provide clues about the state of infectious diseases in a community or the consumption of medications, whether prescription or illicit. However, it can also provide information about persistent and potentially harmful compounds…

The International AIDS Society (IAS) is deeply concerned that Uganda’s Parliament has passed anti-gay legislation that is an extreme violation of human rights and threatens to reverse the country’s progress in the HIV response. The legislation was passed on Tuesday, March 21, and the following…

On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) announces the extension of the WHO Director-General’s flagship TB initiative for the period 2023-2027, with the aim of accelerating progress towards ending TB and achieving global health coverage…

Cristina G. Lucio The CCR5 delta 32 mutation wasn't discovered in a laboratory, but rather through the story of a man whom HIV couldn't infect. Four people have now managed to overcome HIV thanks to a stem cell transplant. The patients known as 'Berlin', 'London', and 'Düsseldorf' have recently been joined by the 'New York' patient…

Laura Isabel Arellano Garcia, Researcher, University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea; Iñaki Milton Laskibar, Professor at the University of the Basque Country. Researcher in the Nutrition and Obesity group of the Biomedical Research Networking Center for Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CiberObn) and the Bioaraba Health Research Institute, University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea; María Puy…

March 4th is International HPV Awareness Day, aimed at raising awareness about the potential risk of contracting this sexually transmitted infection in men and women, as well as the need to implement appropriate preventative measures. This day was proclaimed by…

People who take vitamin D supplements may have a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new large-scale study published Wednesday in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. The research, conducted by investigators in the UK and Canada, involved more than 12,000 people with an average age of 71, all of whom…

Jeremiah Johnson, MPH, Amy Killelea, JD, and Kenyon Farrow: The United States has failed to build and maintain public health infrastructure and rapid response systems that can adequately reach vulnerable communities during public health crises. Despite more than 40 years of HIV response and significant progress in…

This day aims to reduce inequality for one of the least heard minorities. Next March 1st marks another celebration of “Zero Discrimination Day,” a date that seeks to stop discrimination in all its forms. This year, the theme for the holiday is…

The day aims to raise awareness about the difficult situation faced by people suffering from one of the 6,000 rare diseases that have been identified. World Rare Disease Day is celebrated on the last day of February each year. Promoted by the European Organisation for Rare Diseases (Eurordis), the day seeks to raise awareness about…

By Paul Sax In a recent conversation I had on a local television station about this year's respiratory virus season, the host mentioned that "this year felt very post-pandemic," which prompted me to reflexively knock on wood, and I'm not a superstitious person. But even we ID doctors…

By Barbara Jungwirth “It is critical to understand the role of mental health diagnoses and treatments that affect cardiovascular health among people with HIV, including access to substance use disorder treatment and comorbidity management,” said Emily P. Hyle, MD, M.Sc., associate professor of medicine at the School of…

Starting at age 9 or 10 may have benefits, suggests a retrospective study. By Jennifer Henderson. Teenagers have better human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage if they were vaccinated at younger ages, such as older children rather than early teens, a retrospective study showed. People who were vaccinated early in life…