Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with 10.6 million cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone. One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the number attributed to HIV/AIDS.
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that HIV populations in people with higher viral loads also have higher rates of viral recombination.
A Philadelphia-based non-profit foundation is combating the opioid addiction epidemic at the source by educating frontline allied health professionals on various aspects of the nation's opioid crisis, specifically in Pennsylvania and the Appalachian region.
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A study looking at 15 years of HIV transmission and suppression in Uganda reveals how closing gender gaps in treatment could slash infection rates.
An unexpectedly high percentage of children, who were born with HIV and started treatment within 48 hours of life, exhibit biomarkers by 2 years of age that may make them eligible to test for medication-free remission, according to a multinational study published in Lancet HIV.
New research by the University of Bristol has shown how an HIV drug could stop many coronavirus diseases, including the SARS-CoV-2 variants, when given to infected cells at the right concentration. The findings could strengthen the arsenal of antiviral drugs available to combat current and future coronavirus outbreaks.
A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.
The COVID-19 pandemic hampered progress in fighting tuberculosis infections worldwide. Diverted funds meant that one of the world’s leading infectious killers caused 1.3 million deaths in 2022. TB is also the leading cause of death among those with HIV /AIDS worldwide. In 2022, 167,000 people died of HIV-associated TB.
Latino sexual minority men who experience racial, ethnic and sexual prejudice are more likely to delay HIV testing, complicating efforts to end the more than 40-year epidemic, according to a new Rutgers study.
Jeffrey Kwong, a professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing and a national HIV expert discusses the progress made and the challenges to overcome in ending AIDS by 2030.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), can hide in the body for many years before symptoms appear.
O HIV (vírus da imunodeficiência humana) que causa a AIDS (síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida) pode ficar oculto no corpo por muitos anos antes da manifestação dos sintomas.
El VIH (virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana), el virus que causa el SIDA (síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida), se puede esconder en el organismo durante muchos años antes de que aparezcan los síntomas.
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