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HIV Awareness on the Decline Among Young Adults
Age could determine how well one is informed about HIV and AIDS. It turns out that the younger you are, the less likely you might be to have all the facts. Declining HIV awareness could be putting countless young people at risk. A recent survey found people in Generation Z and Millennial age groups were dangerously uninformed about HIV. Between 54% and 80% fail to use any form of protection, and roughly...
June 24, 2020
Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Man Clear of HIV
Approximately - 1.1 million people - were living with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) at the end of 2015; 15 percent of these had no idea they’d been infected. Statistically speaking, those who started antiretroviral treatment early could expect to live a long life despite their HIV diagnosis, but they would never be cured. A cure may be on the horizon, though. Two men infected with HIV have been...
August 19, 2019
Generic HIV Prevention Drug Announced
Gilead Sciences -announced- that a generic version of Truvada, an HIV prevention drug, will be available one year earlier than expected. It is hoped that the generic option will make the drug more affordable. The early release is the result of intense negotiations between Gilead and Teva Pharmaceuticals, the would-be maker of the generic drug. Currently, people in the U.S. are paying an astronomical...
June 11, 2019