HIV: What It Is, Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment
Even though HIV is just one of a vast number of viruses that infect people, there can still be a stigma surrounding it. To break through that, experts answer some questions about the virus, such as what is HIV, how does it spread and what are the best…
Learn MoreHypertension, Statin Use Increased for Individuals Using TAF for PrEP
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals taking preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) use is associated with higher incident hypertension and statin initiation compared wi…
Learn MoreStudy Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While it doesn’t prevent infection altogether, new research shows the mpox vaccine does reduces the severity of disease in those who fall ill from the virus.An international team of scientists found that tho…
Learn MoreLa tasa de vacunación contra el VPH de los niños de EE. UU. se ha estancado
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en una década, la tasa de vacunación contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) de los adolescentes de EE. UU. no ha aumentado, muestran unos nuevos datos. Las directrices actuales de los…
Learn MoreU.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show.Current guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Co…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Reaffirms Recommendation of PrEP for Those at Increased HIV Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends prescription of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with effective antiretroviral therapy for individuals at increased risk for HIV acquisition. This rec…
Learn MoreUn gen podría bajar los niveles de VIH en algunas personas de ascendencia africana
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una variante genética recién descubierta podría explicar por qué algunas personas de ascendencia africana tienen unas cargas virales naturalmente más bajas de VIH, informa un equipo internacional de i…
Learn MoreLong Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.The …
Learn MoreGene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.This variant, carried by an estimate…
Learn MoreLong Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that’s long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department. The m…
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