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HIV Cases, Deaths Declining But Vaccine Remains Elusive
The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease. But HIV is far from being stamped out, health experts warn ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday.
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Explained: The Blood Scandal That Infected 30,000 And Killed 3,000 People In UK
The UK faced its worst tragedy with around 3,000 deaths linked to this scandal, making it the deadliest in NHS history.
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World Cancer Day 2022: Know The Date, History, Significance And Theme
World Cancer Day 2022: An estimated 10 million people die each year from cancer, which is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
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HIV "Significant" Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19: World Health Organisation
HIV is a "significant" risk factor for severe Covid-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths among patients who have the virus that causes AIDS and are hospitalised with Covid.
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WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drug Trials Among COVID-19 Patients: Report
The World Health Organisation on Saturday has stopped its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jazeera reported.
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Coronavirus "May Never Go Away," Warns WHO
The coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization has warned, as the global death toll from the disease nears 300,000.
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Test, Protect, Inform: What HIV Can Teach Us About COVID-19
From being a killer in the shadows, to having its own international day and UN programme, HIV's emergence into a global reality can offer many lessons in how to respond to COVID-19, the head of the International Aids Society told AFP Thursday.
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AIDS Deaths Down A Third Since 2010, Many Challenges Persist: UN
HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000 -- some 33 per cent lower than in 2010 -- the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned that global efforts to eradicate the disease were stalling as funding dries up.
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Over 2,400 HIV Deaths In Maharashtra In Last One Year: Health Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said over 2,400 people in the state have died of HIV infection in the past one year.
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WHO: TB Remains World's Deadliest Infectious Disease
TB deaths have decreased over the past year, with an estimated 10 million people having developed TB and 1.6 million deaths, including among 300,000 HIV-positive people, in 2017.
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Latest UN Report Shows Major Drop In Rate Of HIV Infections In India
India saw a major reduction in the number of new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths and people living with HIV from 2010 to 2017 on the back of sustained and focussed efforts, according to a UN report which warned that the epidemic was growing in Pakistan.
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Drinking At Least Three Cups of Coffee Every Day May Keep HIV Death Risk at Bay: Study
According to the research published in the Journal of Hepatology, drinking at least three cups of coffee and not smoking daily may half the risk of mortality in patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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HIV Deaths Increase By 70% In Tamil Nadu In The Last 3 Years
Experts state that several national surveys, including the National Family Health Survey and the District Health Surveys, have pointed to low HIV AIDS awareness among people. This is one of the reasons that has led to an increase in the number of HIV infections.
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HIV Positive Woman Allegedly Refused Treatment By Madhya Pradesh Hospital
An HIV positive pregnant woman was denied treatment by doctors of the district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh which led to the death of their newborn twins, her husband has alleged. Hospital officials, however, have termed the charge as baseless.
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More Than 50% AIDS Victims Get Treatment Now
A recent UNAIDS report has stated that more than half of the patients, who are living with AIDS, have access to treatment now. But as always, there is some bad news accompanying this glimmer of hope.
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HIV Cases, Deaths Declining But Vaccine Remains Elusive
The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease. But HIV is far from being stamped out, health experts warn ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday.
-
Explained: The Blood Scandal That Infected 30,000 And Killed 3,000 People In UK
The UK faced its worst tragedy with around 3,000 deaths linked to this scandal, making it the deadliest in NHS history.
-
World Cancer Day 2022: Know The Date, History, Significance And Theme
World Cancer Day 2022: An estimated 10 million people die each year from cancer, which is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.
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HIV "Significant" Risk Factor For Severe COVID-19: World Health Organisation
HIV is a "significant" risk factor for severe Covid-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a major increase in deaths among patients who have the virus that causes AIDS and are hospitalised with Covid.
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WHO Stops Hydroxychloroquine, HIV Drug Trials Among COVID-19 Patients: Report
The World Health Organisation on Saturday has stopped its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination of HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir for the treatment of hospitalised COVID-19 patients after they failed to reduce the death rate, Al Jazeera reported.
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Coronavirus "May Never Go Away," Warns WHO
The coronavirus may never go away and populations will have to learn to live with it just as they have HIV, the World Health Organization has warned, as the global death toll from the disease nears 300,000.
-
Test, Protect, Inform: What HIV Can Teach Us About COVID-19
From being a killer in the shadows, to having its own international day and UN programme, HIV's emergence into a global reality can offer many lessons in how to respond to COVID-19, the head of the International Aids Society told AFP Thursday.
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AIDS Deaths Down A Third Since 2010, Many Challenges Persist: UN
HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000 -- some 33 per cent lower than in 2010 -- the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned that global efforts to eradicate the disease were stalling as funding dries up.
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Over 2,400 HIV Deaths In Maharashtra In Last One Year: Health Minister
Maharashtra Health Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said over 2,400 people in the state have died of HIV infection in the past one year.
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WHO: TB Remains World's Deadliest Infectious Disease
TB deaths have decreased over the past year, with an estimated 10 million people having developed TB and 1.6 million deaths, including among 300,000 HIV-positive people, in 2017.
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Latest UN Report Shows Major Drop In Rate Of HIV Infections In India
India saw a major reduction in the number of new HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths and people living with HIV from 2010 to 2017 on the back of sustained and focussed efforts, according to a UN report which warned that the epidemic was growing in Pakistan.
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Drinking At Least Three Cups of Coffee Every Day May Keep HIV Death Risk at Bay: Study
According to the research published in the Journal of Hepatology, drinking at least three cups of coffee and not smoking daily may half the risk of mortality in patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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HIV Deaths Increase By 70% In Tamil Nadu In The Last 3 Years
Experts state that several national surveys, including the National Family Health Survey and the District Health Surveys, have pointed to low HIV AIDS awareness among people. This is one of the reasons that has led to an increase in the number of HIV infections.
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HIV Positive Woman Allegedly Refused Treatment By Madhya Pradesh Hospital
An HIV positive pregnant woman was denied treatment by doctors of the district hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh which led to the death of their newborn twins, her husband has alleged. Hospital officials, however, have termed the charge as baseless.
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More Than 50% AIDS Victims Get Treatment Now
A recent UNAIDS report has stated that more than half of the patients, who are living with AIDS, have access to treatment now. But as always, there is some bad news accompanying this glimmer of hope.
