A&E patients to be tested for HIV and hepatitis
Patients in a hospital's emergency department are to be tested for blood-borne viruses like HIV. The pilot project at ...
El País in English1d
HIV infection in six transplant patients in Brazil points to nepotism and greed of a laboratory
Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro are reviewing samples from 288 donors after discovering that two HIV-positive people ...
Success of long-lasting HIV drug hinges on pricing
Affordability and mass distribution will be critical to the success of a long-lasting injectable HIV prevention drug that has ...
Deccan Herald5d
ASI calls upon Centre to include HIV self-testing and PrEP in its care cascade
Mumbai: The AIDS Society of India (ASI) has called upon the government of India, to include HIVST and Pre-Exposure ...
Six people sought new organs. They ended up with HIV.
Officials in Brazil’s well-regarded public health system are scrambling to explain this week how six transplant patients ...
How many people are living with HIV in South Africa? Study answers key questions
The national HIV prevalence was 16. 3% among adults aged 15 years and older, translating to an estimated 7. 4 million adults ...
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Affordability and supply remain critical to the success of long-lasting HIV drug
Affordability and mass distribution will be critical to the success of a long-lasting injectable HIV prevention drug that has ...
HIV cases rising in Alberta, sparking need for broad outreach, experts say
Doctors and front-line workers are watching closely as HIV rates increase significantly in Alberta.An annual Alberta Health ...
I got an HIV test in Edinburgh and it was faster than ordering a chippie
Testing for HIV can sound like a daunting task, bringing up a lot of ‘what if’ scenarios - though new medical advances mean ...
Managed Healthcare Executive7d
Shifting Funding Priorities Could Mean More HIV Infections and Deaths | ID Week 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides funding for HIV prevention for the populations at the highest risk of ...
The New England Journal of Medicine8d
Safety of Kidney Transplantation from Donors with HIV
11 Donors without HIV were evaluated according to local criteria. As previously described, some donors had false positive tests for HIV. 16 According to OPTN, all donors in the United States are ...
HIV and hepatitis blood tests start at hospitals
Two hospitals have begun offering opt-out blood tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the hope it will lead to earlier diagnoses and save lives. They will be an option for anyone over the age ...