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Mashup Score: 16WHO Documents Rising Resistance to First-Line HIV Drug - 1 month(s) ago
Currently, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using dolutegravir, an integrase strand transfer inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2013, as a first- and second-line drug for treating people with HIV. But resistance to the treatment is on the rise. About 4% to as…
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Mashup Score: 3No persistent cough in four out of five with Tuberculosis - 1 month(s) ago
More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world’s most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key symptom of the disease. The infection is predominantly transmitted by coughing, but probably also through simply breathing. Research, led by Amsterdam UMC and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Heath and Development, analysed data on more than 600,000 individuals in Africa and Asia and found that 82.8% of those with tuberculosis had no persistent cough and 62.5% had no cough at all. These results are published today in the Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Mashup Score: 60
A new HIV prevention injection is now available to a select number of people in South Africa (SA). A major selling point is that a single shot provides two months of protection. How much of this jab is available, and who is choosing to get it?
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Mashup Score: 1The Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention – Population Council - 3 month(s) ago
Women and girls continue to bear the global burden of HIV/AIDS; nearly 60% of all new adult infections are among women. Young women aged 15–24 are more than twice as likely to acquire HIV than young men. ___________ The International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) developed the
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Medical aid in dying gave my sister a choice about how her life ended.
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Mashup Score: 1Progress requires us to PAUSE. REFLECT. REFUEL... before we can ENGAGE again - Desmond Tutu Health Foundation - 5 month(s) ago
As we stand at the threshold of a new year, it is crucial to reflect on the persistent challenges but also the progress made in the realm of public health in South Africa, particularly in the context of HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Over the years, South Africa has made significant progress in the fight against…
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Mashup Score: 154
The world’s best airport is Oman’s Muscat International.
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Former Statistician-General Dr Pali Lehohla believes the past 15 years have been marked by a reversal of South Africa’s democratic gains. Next year’s elections should be postponed, he argues, to hold Codesa-like discussions on the country’s future.
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Mashup Score: 13Promises and potential pitfalls of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis - PubMed - 5 month(s) ago
The number of products that can provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is expanding, with three now approved in South Africa (oral Tenofovir-based PrEP, injectable Cabotegravir, and a Dapivirine-based vaginal ring) and more in the development pipeline. Although highly effective a …
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Mashup Score: 4
PrEP, a drug that stops HIV from infecting the body has now been proven to be highly effective in the “real world” as a preventative treatment.
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