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HIV diagnoses rise for the first time in a decade

Written by | 1 Dec 2023

Across the 30 countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA), 22,995 new HIV diagnoses were reported in 2022. Almost every second new HIV diagnosis (49%, […]

Study finds users prefer daily oral PrEP pill despite new options

Written by | 1 Oct 2023

When PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a drug that prevents HIV infection, was first approved by the FDA in 2012, it was a medical breakthrough that promised to drastically reduce […]

Contagious omicron strain replicates early in infection

Written by | 26 Sep 2023

New research used engineered mice to compare SARS-COV-2 omicron subvariants and found one of them – BA.5 – was more virulent likely due to its ability to rapidly […]

Scientists find ‘concerning’ flaw in malaria diagnostics

Written by | 21 Aug 2023

Current methods can vastly overestimate the rates that malaria parasites are multiplying in an infected person’s blood, which has important implications for determining how harmful they could be […]

HPV vaccine cost reimbursement could hinder vaccine access, study suggests

Written by | 28 Jul 2023

Bare minimum reimbursement rates could be a factor in why some clinics may be struggling to offer HPV vaccination in the U.S. MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Kalyani […]

Long COVID not caused by COVID-19 immune inflammatory response, new research finds

Written by | 17 Jul 2023

Long Covid, which affects nearly two-million people in the UK1, is not caused by an immune inflammatory reaction to COVID-19, University of Bristol-led research finds.  Emerging data demonstrates that […]

New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs

Written by | 2 May 2023

A new test revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics — available at your neighborhood pharmacy — can effectively treat superbugs. They are not prescribed, however, because the gold-standard test predicts […]

People living with HIV at substantially higher risk of depression and suicide, especially in first 2 years after diagnosis

Written by | 9 Apr 2023

People living with HIV (PLWH) are far more likely to be diagnosed with depression, take antidepressants, be treated with electroconvulsive therapy, and commit suicide than population controls, especially […]

STI and HIV screening decreased while positive test results increased during COVID-19

Written by | 3 Apr 2023

New research from Boston Medical Center found that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing declined at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while there was an increase […]

Database analysis of commercially available STI tests supports vaginal swabs as most reliable detection method

Written by | 30 Mar 2023

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of multiple databases from 1995-2021 to assess the diagnostic sensitivity of commercially available tests that use vaginal swabs versus urine specimens to detect chlamydia, […]

Common heartburn drugs could speed up TB treatment

Written by | 10 Feb 2023

The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) today, may mean TB can be cured with shorter treatments. TB typically takes months to treat with multiple […]

Improved diagnostic tools needed for chronic hepatitis B patients

Written by | 7 Jan 2023

A group of international researchers is calling for revised guidelines to help improve access to hepatitis B treatment in Africa. Hepatitis B is a highly endemic virus in Africa […]

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