FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Longstanding restrictions on blood donations from gay or bisexual men could soon shift toward a more nuanced policy, where such men are asked about sexual partners and practices instead, the U.S. Food and Drug…
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FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Longstanding restrictions on blood donations from gay or bisexual men could soon shift towards a more nuanced policy, where such men are asked about sexual partners and practices instead, the U.S. Food and Dru…
Learn MoreFracasa otro importante ensayo sobre una vacuna contra el VIH
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El único ensayo en etapa avanzada sobre una vacuna contra el VIH ha fracasado, anunciaron el miércoles los líderes del estudio, lo que constituye otro revés para el futuro de la prevención del VIH.El ens…
Learn MoreAnother Significant HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In yet another setback for the future of HIV prevention, the only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, study leaders announced Wednesday.
Launched in 2019 as a partnership between the U.S. governmen…
Another Major HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In yet another setback for the future of HIV prevention, the only HIV vaccine in a late-stage trial has failed, study leaders announced Wednesday.Launched in 2019 as a partnership between the U.S. government…
Learn MoreWomen Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Contract HIV
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Past-year physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with tripled risk of HIV infection and lower likelihood of viral load suppression among women in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a st…
Learn MoreCognitive Behavioral Intervention Ups ART Adherence in Adolescents, Young Adults
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Adherence Connection for Counseling, Education, and Support (ACCESS) peer-led, mobile health cognitive behavioral antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence intervention improves adherence to ART for adolescent…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Sunlenca for Treatment-Resistant HIV
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with HIV-1 whose HIV infection cannot be successfully treated with…
Learn MorePelvic Inflammatory Disease: Prevention and Treatment
What is pelvic inflammatory disease?Pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, is a serious infection of a woman’s reproductive system. Every year it’s contracted by about a million women in the United States. The disease is most likely to harm your Fallopi…
Learn MoreSelf-Service Vending Machine Provides Harm Reduction Services
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The implementation of an automated harm reduction dispensing machine is associated with increased access and use of harm reduction products and services, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the …
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