Nurse practitioner and University of Ottawa professor Patrick O’Byrne works directly with the newly diagnosed and developed the GetAKit program for HIV self-test kits. He attributes the rise in part ...

US President Donald Trump caused a stir worldwide by freezing funding for foreign aid – a decision that affected the American ...

Updated Hep B Vaccine More Effective for People With HIV Dec. 10, 2024 — A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody ...

4 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 5 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ...

Researchers identify key geographic and health factors that may predict the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea in the United States.

Active host-pathogen interactions take place during infection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Outcomes of these interactions determine the efficiency of viral infection and ...

Even those PEPFAR programs operating must limit distribution of preventive medication, according to apparent State Department ...

While HIV-1 infection of target cells with cell-free viral particles has been largely documented, intercellular transmission through direct cell-to-cell contact may be a predominant mode of ...

By the end of 2002, all 31 provinces had reported HIV infection among IDUs 8. Intravenous drug use continues to rank first among all transmission modes in China, and was estimated to account for ...

Free testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) will be available Thursday at most local health departments.

A bill that would repeal a Maryland law that makes it illegal to knowingly spread or attempt to spread HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, House Bill 0039, had its first hearing before the House ...

The spread of disease, as well as delays to the development of vaccines and new treatments, could be affected by cuts to ...