Feature Channels: AIDS and HIV

Filters close
24-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
The consequences of ending abortion protection, the patient perspective on laboratory developed tests, health equity, and more to be explored at ADLM 2024
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

At ADLM 2024 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) in Chicago, more than 300 experts will present cutting-edge research and technology that will shape the future of laboratory medicine and improve patient care.

Released: 24-Jul-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Science Contributes to Guidelines for Anal Cancer
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Federal health officials recently released new guidelines for anal cancer screening to protect people with HIV, an achievement made possible by a landmark study conducted at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Jackson Memorial Hospital, and other research institutions.

Newswise: Nobel Laureate Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., Delivers 
28th Annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute
Released: 10-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Nobel Laureate Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., Delivers 28th Annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute
Wistar Institute

July 16th at 6:30 pm EDT, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., delivers the 28th annual Jonathan Lax Memorial Lecture at The Wistar Institute in recognition of his outstanding contributions to HIV research.

Newswise: Herpes Infections Take Major Economic Toll Globally, New Research Shows
28-Jun-2024 12:00 AM EDT
Herpes Infections Take Major Economic Toll Globally, New Research Shows
University of Utah Health

The first-ever global estimate of the economic costs of genital herpes infections shows billions of dollars of health care expenditures and productivity losses.

Newswise: Tufts Maternal Health Expert Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee
Released: 26-Jun-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Tufts Maternal Health Expert Appointed to Federal Advisory Committee
Tufts University

Tufts Maternal Health expert Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha will bring decades of research on maternal health inequities to the advisory committee that advises the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Newswise:Video Embedded survey-finds-many-have-misconceptions-about-sexually-transmitted-infection-risk
VIDEO
25-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Survey finds many have misconceptions about sexually transmitted infection risk
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the U.S., including an 80% increase in syphilis over a five-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds many Americans have misconceptions on how STIs are spread and who should be treated.

Released: 18-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study suggests hepatitis E may be a sexually transmitted infection
Ohio State University

Discovering that hepatitis E virus is associated with sperm in pigs suggests the virus may be both sexually transmitted and linked to male infertility, according to a new study.

Newswise: Rising Syphilis Cases Prompt More Testing During Pregnancy
Released: 30-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Rising Syphilis Cases Prompt More Testing During Pregnancy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Syphilis numbers are on the rise in Tennessee: In women, the number of cases has risen 311%, from 290 cases in 2017 to 1,191 in 2022.

Not for public release

This news release is embargoed until 27-May-2024 5:00 PM EDT Released to reporters: 21-May-2024 2:00 PM EDT

A reporter's PressPass is required to access this story until the embargo expires on 27-May-2024 5:00 PM EDT The Newswise PressPass gives verified journalists access to embargoed stories. Please log in to complete a presspass application. If you have not yet registered, please Register. When you fill out the registration form, please identify yourself as a reporter in order to advance to the presspass application form.

Newswise: Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural South Africa
Released: 21-May-2024 3:05 AM EDT
Study that empowers traditional health practitioners to test for HIV expands in rural South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

A National Institutes of Health five-year, $2.8 million grant to Wits and Vanderbilt University will advance traditional health practitioner-initiated HIV testing.

Released: 13-May-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Experts on Vampire Facials and HIV
Newswise

In the quest for eternal youth and flawless skin, many turn to innovative cosmetic procedures, such as the vampire facial.

Newswise: Study highlights need for cell-type-specific therapies in treatment of HIV
Released: 10-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study highlights need for cell-type-specific therapies in treatment of HIV
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Researchers from the University of Illinois have demonstrated the importance of cell-type-specific targeting in the treatment of HIV. Their study, published in PNAS, is one of the first to examine the differential or cell-type specific effects of HIV latency modulation on myeloid cells, a type of immune cell made in bone marrow.

   
Newswise: 3i Symposium Inspires Interdisciplinary Insights in Immunology, Inflammation, and Infection
Released: 9-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
3i Symposium Inspires Interdisciplinary Insights in Immunology, Inflammation, and Infection
University of Utah Health

Over 150 researchers from across the University of Utah gathered to form new connections and share groundbreaking research on topics from antibiotic resistance to autoimmune diseases.

   
Released: 9-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Social Networks Provide Crucial Support for Older Adults Living With HIV, Rutgers Health Study Finds
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Having social support and strong social networks is vital to the health and well-being of older adults living with HIV, according to a Rutgers Health study.

Newswise: UTSW Research: Improved bladder cancer detection, tracking gamma waves, and more
Released: 9-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UTSW Research: Improved bladder cancer detection, tracking gamma waves, and more
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Blue light improves bladder cancer detection across races; Gamma waves distinguish goal-oriented movements; Giving abnormal bone formation a closer look; Dissecting the HIV-1 transcriptional circuitry

Released: 9-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Shruti Mehta, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Named Chair of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Epidemiology Department
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Shruti Mehta, PhD, MPH, has been named The Dr. Charles Armstrong Chair in Epidemiology and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, effective June 1.

Released: 3-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
ChatGPT can be helpful for Black women’s self-education about HIV, PrEP
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT is a powerful way for Black women to educate themselves about HIV prevention, as it provides reliable and culturally sensitive information, according to a study in The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC), the official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

1-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Women Need Better Treatments for Bacterial Vaginosis
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) affects about one-quarter of reproductive-age women and is linked to adverse health outcomes, such as increased HIV risk. Yet for decades, BV treatment in the United States has largely relied on antibiotics, and BV recurrence is common following antibiotic therapy.

Newswise: Resource-Appropriate Cancer Care, Including Coexisting Health Issues of HIV and Cancer, to be Addressed During Meeting in Nairobi
Released: 1-May-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Resource-Appropriate Cancer Care, Including Coexisting Health Issues of HIV and Cancer, to be Addressed During Meeting in Nairobi
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

International collaboration to improve cancer outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa is working to update consensus harmonized guidelines on several key subjects in oncology, including how best to treat people with both cancer and HIV.



close
2.1829