Infectious Disease

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Kaiser report finds the ACA played a significant role in the increase of health insurance for HIV-positive patients.

Structural factors impact access to high-quality HIV prevention and care services.

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Supporters argue current laws are outdated and single out HIV-positive individuals.

Special patient population produces new broadly neutralizing antibodies to defeat HIV.

Conventional HIV drugs could be transformed into once a month dosing.

Treatment with verapamil successfully improved symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Manufacturers will present clinical trial results at the upcoming HIV medical meeting.

Gut antibody imbalance may impact immune response to HIV.

Macrophages disable protective protein, leaving an open window for HIV infection.

Pro-inflammatory cervicovaginal bacteria increased HIV risk more than 4-fold in women.

African American women account for 62% of women diagnosed with HIV.

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Prevention programs, HIV testing, and easier access to treatment are all areas that need to be addressed.

Would federal funding cuts to the Ryan White Care Act be "devastating" to the HIV-positive population?

Gene may induce a broad-spectrum cellular response against infectious diseases.

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Streptococcus pneumonia is an indiscriminate killer.

Scarlet fever, also known as scarlatina, is a bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus or “group A strep.”

Mumps is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that spreads through direct contact with respiratory secretions.

Most of the Ebola-related deaths in West Africa could have been prevented, experts say.

The new test service helps physicians assess patient’s responses to antiretroviral therapy for HBV.

Antibody well tolerated in patients with HIV.

The majority of HIV-positive individuals 50 years or older live on or below the poverty line.

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Antiretrovirals may increase vulnerability to syphilis in males with HIV.

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South African Pharmacy Council lifts ban preventing pharmacies from selling DIY HIV test kits.

Beneficial effects seen in blocking the immune response against HIV.