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STIs, including syphilis, gonorrhea, increasing globally: WHO
ABC News· 20 hours agoThe number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) around the world is increasing and is a "major...
US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 2 days agoPeople with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change.
Thirty Years After End of Apartheid, Equality Eludes South Africa
US News & World Report· 2 hours agoNelson Mandela's African National Congress promised South Africans "A Better Life For All" when it swept to power in the country's first democratic election in 1994, marking the end of white ...
A day with no COVID deaths? It finally happened in California
San Jose Mercury News· 15 hours ago“That’s quite a notable day,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, a UCSF infectious disease expert whose passion for working with HIV patients brought her to the Bay Area at the height ...
TB has reclaimed its place as the world’s biggest infectious killer – but are its days numbered?
Daily Telegraph· 2 days agoAs patients’ immune systems were weakened by the new disease, there was a surge in TB. HIV caused 55...
UK’s infected blood scandal exacerbated by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAn estimated 3,000 people in the United Kingdom are believed to have died after receiving tainted...
Dr. Paul Parkman, who helped to eliminate rubella, dies at 91 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 16 hours agoRubella, also known as German measles because German scientists classified it in the 19th century,...
Gresham’s Law Comes for Science | naked capitalism
Naked Capitalism· 5 hours agoScience publication has become so corrupted that entire journals have been shut down over running fake research. How did we get here?
Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.
North Denver News· 5 days agoKim Botteicher hardly thinks of herself as a criminal. On the main floor of a former Catholic church...
AIDS clinic tried, tested, and proved value of collaborative care - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoFor years, lessons have been gained from this model of care, but they have been ignored, or deemed...