[From University of California, Oct 2, 2018] ” The 23rd International AIDS conference, AIDS2020, is returning to the Bay Area for the first time in 30 years, with leadership from renowned UC San Francisco physician-scientists and the International AIDS Society. The meeting attracts 15,000 or more people from around the world and will be held in
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[From South China Morning Post, Oct 1, 2018] ” More than 100,000 new year-on-year cases recorded, most of which were sexually transmitted. The number of people living with HIV/Aids in China has risen by 14 per cent, with most cases transmitted through sex rather than blood transfusions, state media said Saturday.” For more, click here.
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[From Huffington Post, Oct 1, 2018] “October 1st marks the International Day of Older Persons with the poignant global theme: “Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions” In 1998, when I was 15, my cousin’s best friend died suddenly. My cousin was distraught and asked me to go to the funeral with her. No one else wanted to
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[From STAT, Sept 26, 2018] “A mere decade ago, 45,000 Americans a year were contracting HIV. Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started collecting data on HIV-related deaths just over 30 years ago, more than half a million of those people have died from AIDS.” For more, click here.
[From Eureka Alert, Sept 21, 2018] “Preliminary results from a phase I clinical trial have demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a cell therapy involving the ex vivo expansion of T cells and their subsequent infusion into HIV-infected individuals previously treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART). The study appears September 21st in the journal Molecular Therapy.” For
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