In 2017, approximately 37 million people were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection worldwide, with 1.8 million new infections…
Universal Testing, Expanded Treatment, and Incidence of HIV Infection in Botswana
Antiretroviral treatment (ART) improves health outcomes in persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and reduces the risk of HIV…
HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has the dual benefit of improving the health of individual persons and of reducing transmission of human…
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HIV-1 Epidemic Control — Insights from Test-and-Treat Trials
Debate ensued when mathematical models predicted that universal testing and treatment could achieve epidemic control within a few years in…
Medical News Today: Do antidepressants work better than placebo?
A new paper asks whether there is sufficient evidence to prove that antidepressants work better than a placebo. They conclude…
Cracks in the skin of eczema patients promote allergic diseases
Many babies with eczema go on to develop food allergies, asthma and hay fever, and researchers say it’s not a…
Win or lose: Rigged card game sheds light on inequality, fairness
Researchers are using a rigged card game to shed light on perceptions of inequality.
One in 270 births have ‘dual burden’ of prematurity and severe maternal complications
A quarter of women who have serious maternal complications during childbirth also have premature births, posing a ‘dual burden’ on…
Shaky scaffold changes lung infrastructure
Researchers identify changes in enzymes that may contribute to lung damage in rare genetic disorder.