WHO study sheds light on global maternal mortality crisis
Hemorrhage – severe heavy bleeding – and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according ...
Tag: HIV/AIDS
Food safety tips to keep illness at bay
Parties, family dinners, and other gatherings where food is served are all part of the holiday cheer. But the joy ...
Exclusion of indigenous voices hinders HIV progress in Latin America
Indigenous communities in Latin America say they are being excluded from the global HIV/AIDS response, leaving them without access to life-saving medicines and prevention ...
Over 1 million deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance in Africa
Over 1.05 million deaths were associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 250,000 deaths were attributable to AMR in the WHO ...
Elton John welcomes expansion of opt-out testing for HIV to 46 Accident & Emergency sites across England and calls on all political leaders to do more to end AIDS in a speech at Speaker's House
Elton John was honored at a reception hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/AIDS at the Speaker's House today ...
Novel gene-editing strategy harnesses an unusual protective ability to eliminate HIV-1 infection
Genetic alterations that give rise to a rare, fatal disorder known as MOGS-CDG paradoxically also protect cells against infection by ...
The Elton John AIDS Foundation: a powerful force in the end to the AIDS epidemic
To commemorate World AIDS Day, News Medical spoke to Anne Aslett, Chief Executive Officer of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ...
$3 million grant to support the expansion of Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at UIC
The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at the University of Illinois Chicago will expand its services nationwide with the ...
Duke receives federal funding for HIV vaccine research
The Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) and the Department of Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine received a grant ...
Study finds significant evidence for inaccurate and misleading labeling of CBD content
In a new study, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers tested more than 100 topical cannabidiol (CBD) products available online and at ...