[From BBC, February 26, 2019] “Almost 1,900 people have been prescribed a drug which dramatically reduces the chances of being infected with HIV, new figures have shown. Scotland was the first part of the UK to make PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) available on the NHS in July 2017. A report from NHS National Services Scotland said uptake of […]
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[From New York Times, February 25, 2019] “Ireland diagnosed a record high number of new H.I.V. infections in 2018, new health data suggests, a trend that contrasts with a general decline in infections across Europe, and that some Irish activists attribute to poor sex health education and insufficient access to preventive drugs.” For more, click
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[From Medical Xpress, February 22, 2019] “New HIV infections in the United States could be substantially reduced by up to 67 percent by 2030 if ambitious goals for HIV care and treatment are met and targeted prevention interventions for people at risk for HIV are rapidly scaled up, according to a study by Georgia State
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[From The Guardian, February, 2019] “Hector was working hard in class to please his immigrant parents when the 17-year-old was struck down with a fever. Unable to keep food or liquids down, he spent two weeks on the couch of his family home in the Bronx. It took several doctors and numerous tests before blood
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[From Global News, February 15, 2019] “The B.C. Government has announced the new St. Paul’s Hospital will be built near the Vancouver train station for $1.9 billion and the doors will open in 2026. The previous government had announced the more than 125-year-old hospital was going to have to move from its current location on
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