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New York Residents are Starting HIV Therapy Earlier

HIV patients living in the New York are being treated sooner after infection. The time to treatment initiation was decreased with enhanced HIV testing




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Extraordinary Scientific Step Towards HIV Cure

Scientists have used a compound called AZD5582 to activate latently infected CD4+ T cells at impressive levels in the blood and many different tissues with no or very little toxicity.




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How HIV Develops Resistance to Vital Medicines Identified

Mechanism behind how HIV can develop resistance to commonly used medications has been revealed by new research published on-line in iScience/i. Today,




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Low Rates of HIV Testing Among At-risk Teenage Boys Feed the Growing Epidemic

Majority of teenage boys who are at most in danger for growing HIV aren't being examined for the disease, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPediatrics/i.




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New Mobile App Intervention can Reduce Depressive Symptoms in HIV Patients

New app-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention called Run4Love significantly decreased depressive symptoms among people who are living with HIV (PLWH),




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Vitamin E can Treat Fatty Liver in HIV Patients

Fatty liver disease commonly affects HIV patients, especially non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A new study suggests that taking vitamin E can help




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Smokers with HIV Have Higher Incidents of Chronic Lung Disease

Smokers living with HIV in Ontario are diagnosed with chronic lung disease more often and earlier than HIV-negative people, reports a new study. The findings




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Human Genes Controlling HIV Infection Identified

E-MAP approach used to study genetic interactions underlying viral infection provides an unprecedented view of how HIV hijacks and rewires the cellular machinery in human cells during infection.




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Drinking Alcohol Can Weaken Bones of People Living with HIV

Any level of alcohol consumption is linked to lower levels of a protein involved in bone formation in people living with HIV, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.




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New Study Sheds Light on Hidden HIV

New study has provided fresh insights into the events unfolding during the crucial stages of early HIV infection. The study was conducted by researchers




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Simple Method may Prevent HIV in South Africa (and) Uganda

Mobile vans dispensing antiretroviral treatment (ART) and other treatment in parts of Africa significantly increased viral suppression, reports a new study.




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Fresh Insights into New High-cost HIV Prevention Drug

F/TDF the new drug for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was unlikely to confer any discernible health benefit over generic alternatives, it was also




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New Hepatitis C Cases Decreased by 70% in HIV Positive Men

Hepatitis C screening and improved access to new treatments reduced the emergence of novel hepatitis C cases among HIV positive men, say researchers at




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Women Living With HIV: Fresh Insights

Women living with HIV were found to prefer long-acting injectable anti-retroviral therapy over current daily medications, stated a study by researchers




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Tips for Staying Burn-free in the Kitchen Revealed

Staying at home has increased more people getting burned in the kitchen, found health experts. Since California's stay-at-home order took effect,




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Gender-based Violence Increases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID (and) #8208;19 pandemic reveals underlying inequalities in our socio (and) #8208;economic and health systems, such as gender (and) #8208;based violence, reports a new study.




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Blood Donations Urgently Needed

Australia needs 29,000 blood donations every week, yet about 900 donors are cancelling appointments each day during the COVID-19 crisis. AMSA has continued




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Reason for Leakiness in Degenerative Eye Diseases Identified

Age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy could be treated by targeting a vital step in the process that leads to leaky vessels and harmful




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Low-allergen Wheat Variations in Development Bring Good News for the Wheat-sensitive

New study has revealed significant insights about the proteins causing two of the most common types of wheat sensitivity - occupational asthma (baker's asthma) and non-celiac wheat sensitivity.




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Brain Insulin Sensitivity can Determine Body Weight and Fat Distribution

People with high insulin sensitivity in the brain benefit significantly more from a lifestyle intervention with a diet rich in fiber and exercise compared




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Scientists Revealed How General Anesthesia Works

How isoflurane weakens the transmission of electrical signals between neurons at junctions called synapses is revealed in study published in the iJournal




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Fecal Transplantation can Improve Outcomes in Patients with Multi-drug Resistant Organisms

Fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) in patients with drug-resistant bacteria can reduce hospital stays and treat infections easier, reports a new study.




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Sniff Test Predicts Recovery of Brain Injured Patients

A simple, sniff test developed by scientists signals the consciousness after a brain injury. Published today in the journal Nature, the study involved




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Patients With Glomerular Disease: New Findings

Patients with glomerular disease and their caregivers were found to give the highest priority to the health outcomes of kidney function, mortality, and need for dialysis or transplant.




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Smart Tips for Gardening During a Crisis Revealed

During the COVID-19 crisis, gardening is a great activity to reduce anxiety or get active outside. As a result, gardening is growing in popularity in




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Different Types of White Fat Play Different Roles in Metabolic Diseases

New study has discovered different types of white fat cells, even within a single site, may play different roles in disease. The findings of the study




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New Treatments may Offer Hope for Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients

New medication will decrease the need for blood transfusions in thalassemia patients, and eventually improve bone-marrow transplant outcomes, according




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Delaying Bariatric or Metabolic Surgery During Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Patients at High Risk

Severe obesity, diabetes, hypertension can raise the risk for severe COVID-19 complications, and bariatric or metabolic surgery can dramatically and rapidly improve these conditions.




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Hygiene can Decrease the Need for Antibiotics by Up to 30 Percent

Everyday hygiene decreases the need for antibiotics by up to 30 percent, helping to prevent daily deaths from antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reports a new study.




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Accurate 3D Imaging Of Sperm Cells May Improve IVF Treatments

Safe and accurate 3D imaging method to identify sperm cells moving at a high speed has been developed. The research, a study of which was published in Science Advances on April 10, was led by Prof.




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Rapid Decline in Stroke Patients Seeking Help During COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of people showing up at U.S. hospitals with stroke symptoms has dropped almost 40 percent, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published




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Survey Studying Social Influences in People Attending A (and) E

Nearly 20 disadvantaged households across the North West (UK) were surveyed to study the social reasons behind people attending their local Accident (and) Emergency department.




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Marketing Opioids To The Doctors Could Be Influencing The Opioid Overdose Deaths

Pharmaceuticals companies which market their drugs tend to target physicians, which encourages them to prescribe more opioids which is what is causing




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Delhi Hospital Performs Rare Knee Replacement Surgery on a 100 Kg Iraqi Woman

Rare bilateral total knee replacement was performed successfully on an Iraqi woman weighing 100 kg in Delhi's Vimhans Nayati Super Specialty Hospital, state the authorities.




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Perks of Having Medical Scribes in the Emergency Department

A randomized trial shows that medical scribes assist in increasing physicians' productivity and are also known to shorten the patients' emergency department




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Physician Well Being: Overall Improvement Seen But Burnout Risk Remains

Overall physician well-being seems to be improving, but the risk of burnouts still remains, finds a new study. The results of this study are published in the journal of IMayo Clinic Proceedings/I.




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Patients and Activists Demand End to Malpractices by Private Hospitals

Patients and health activists demanded the end to malpractices in private hospitals by voicing their concerns on Tuesday. They also urged the Health Ministry




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Novel Sleep Index To Wean Off Critically-Ill Patients from Ventilator

Having higher levels of wakefulness and experiencing the same depth of sleep on both right and left brains can help in successfully weaning critically-ill




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Vitamin C Helps ICU Patients Recover Faster

Increasing the intake of vitamin C can reduce the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) for critically ill patients, reveals a new study. The biochemistry of vitamin C is complex.




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Patients could not Understand their Lumbar Spine MRI Reports

Radiology reports have been accessed online by an increasing number of people, finds a study. The study's findings published in the iAmerican Journal




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Thyroid Surgery: Highly Experienced Clinical Team Gives Better outcomes

Experience yields great results has been proved in this study. Exceptional post-operative success rates of pediatric thyroid patients, particularly children




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Better Patient Record Matching by Standardizing Last Names and Addresses

The linking of patient health records by as much as 8 percent, which equals to 2 billion health records, could be improved by standardizing last names and address information, reveals a new study.




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Poor Hand Hygiene Procedure Compliance among Healthcare Workers in ICUs

Poor hand hygiene increases the risk of developing a wide range of hospital-related infections. Therefore, healthcare workers should follow a proper hand




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Watch Out: 'Superbugs' Often Found on Many Hospital Patients' Hands

Hospital patient's hands contain dangerous 'superbugs' that can trigger a wide range of hospital-related infections, reports a new study. For decades,




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Timely Plans can Improve Quality of Life of Dying Patients

Early plans and documenting end-of-life wishes can prevent unwanted hospitalizations and improve the quality of life in most dying patients, reports a new study.




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Watch Out: Hospital Sinks, Faucets are Often Home to Slime and Biofilm

Poor hand hygiene increases the risk of developing a wide range of hospital-related infections. A new study suggests that even water splashing out of




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Orthopedic Surgeons Who Wear White Coat More Likely to Boost Patient's Confidence

Patients feel more confident and better able to communicate with orthopedic surgeons who wore white coats, reports a new study. Hospitalized patients




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Homeless People in UK are Denied Basic Healthcare Services

Homeless people living in the United Kingdom are denied primary access to UK health services, reveals a new study published in the iBritish Journal of General Practice/i.




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Connecting Patients With Their Communities Could Improve Overall Well-being

Adding a wider spectrum of resources to connect patients with organizations within their community can help improve their healthcare and overall well-being.




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Man's Dentures Got Stuck in Throat Leading to Multiple Surgeries and Hospital Care

Six days after a man underwent surgery to remove a benign lump in his chest, the man turned up in the ER with multiple complaints. The 72-year-old electrician