[From Dec 28, 2017, CBCNews] People at high risk of becoming infected with the HIV virus will soon be able to access free medication to protect against it in B.C. For more, click here.
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[From Nov 30, 2017, aidsmap] Many people with HIV in the United States are still being diagnosed with HIV late, and therefore not getting the full therapeutic and prevention benefits of starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) early, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released in advance of
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[From Avert, Nov 7, 2017] With just 42% of the 6.1 million people living with HIV across West and Central Africa aware of their HIV status, the region has fallen far behind their neighbours, and indeed the rest of the world, in their efforts to bring an end to the HIV epidemic. For more, click
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[From MD Magazine, October 23, 2017] A study authored by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, estimated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence rates among men who have sex with men (MSM) at local levels, highlighting areas where gay and bisexual men are at the greatest risk for infection. For more, click here.
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[From healthline, October 3, 2017] If you can’t detect it, you can’t transmit it. Federal officials are finally on board with that message when it comes to HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced that they concur with scientific evidence asserting that when an individual has an undetectable HIV viral count,
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