HIV stigma is now more dangerous than the virus – my research shows how to address this
HIV stigma and discrimination continue to harm the lives of people living with HIV, and hinder efforts to stem the epidemic ...
HIV stigma can now be more dangerous than the virus—research shows how to address this
Speaking at the 16th International Aids Conference in 2006, the then UNAids executive director, Peter Piot, remarked: "Since ...
Previously unknown protein interactions may lead to better HIV treatments
The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) first entered public consciousness in the early 1980s, after cases of unfamiliar and ...
The Victoria Advocate6d
Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS and viral load
The fight against HIV is a battle that affects millions of lives around the world. Understanding viral loads plays a crucial ...
National Geographic news5d
Inside the life-saving world of canine blood donors
Veterinarians draw blood from a dog during a blood-donation day in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. By the time the two puppies arrived, their situation was already dire. After eating rat bait ...
KETV Omaha6d
90-year-old Nebraska man donates blood more than 900 times
OF PAROLE. WELL, A STORY FOR THE AGES. A 90 YEAR OLD MAN GIVES HIS 901ST DONATION TO A LOCAL BLOOD BANK. SHERMAN BLOCKER WAS IN HIS EARLY 30S WITH A WIFE AND FOUR KIDS. WHEN HE BECAME DONATING ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation6d
Red Cross Lifeblood calls for donations as demand for blood, plasma hits 12-year high
Lifeblood's Sally Deveson says to prevent shortages, more than 100 daily blood and plasma donors are needed in Canberra from now to January 2. Lifeblood's mobile donation centre will be in Garema ...
Proposal to strike state law criminalizing people with HIV again gets Carroll delegate’s support
State Del. Eric Bouchat is again putting his support behind a draft bill that would repeal a Maryland law that makes it illegal to knowingly spread or attempt to spread HIV, the virus that causes ...
Science Daily3d
HIV and AIDS News
Dec. 11, 2024 — Investigators who previously found that a daily statin pill helps prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV have now discovered a potential mechanism that may help to ...