CDC: HIV tests rare in medical settings among WVa drug users

3 years, 6 months ago

CDC: HIV tests rare in medical settings among WVa drug users

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Emergency departments and inpatient medical personnel rarely conducted HIV testing on intravenous drug users in a West Virginia county with one of the nation’s highest spikes in such cases, according to a federal investigation released Thursday. Jim Justice signed a bill to introduce more stringent requirements to needle exchange programs that opponents said would make it harder to get clean needles amid the spike of HIV cases. The new rules took effect amid one of the nation’s highest spike s in HIV cases related to intravenous drug use. Needle exchange programs are included in the CDC’s recommendations for controlling disease outbreaks among intravenous drug users.

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Needle exchange law in West Virginia halted amid lawsuit

3 years, 6 months ago

Needle exchange law in West Virginia halted amid lawsuit

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A judge in West Virginia has granted a group’s request to stop a law tightening requirements on needle exchange programs from being implemented next month. The ACLU chapter called it “one of the most restrictive state laws governing syringe exchange services in the nation.” The group said it would likely lead to more HIV cases and the …

CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

3 years, 9 months ago

CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state is wrestling with another, not entirely unrelated health emergency: one of the nation’s highest spikes in HIV cases related to intravenous drug use. We couldn’t connect the way we would have liked to have during the …

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HIV is spiking in new hot spots. Here's what's being done to control it

3 weeks, 1 day ago

HIV is spiking in new hot spots. Here's what's being done to control it

NPR

HIV is spiking in new hot spots. "We used to call hidden and growing, but now they are saying it's fast and furious," says Dr. Loyd Norella, who manages the HIV program at the Pilipinas Shell Foundation — the foundation arm of the energy and petroleum company Shell Philippines, part of Shell Global. In the Philippines: 'I didn't want that …

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New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

4 weeks ago

New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

China Daily

China aims to keep its HIV prevalence rate below 0.2 percent by 2030, according to a policy document released this week, as high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples pose significant challenges. However, the control situation remains severe, with high infection rates among men who have sex with men and a …

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New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

4 weeks ago

New target set to curb HIV rate by 2030

China Daily

China aims to keep its HIV prevalence rate below 0.2 percent by 2030, according to a policy document released this week, as high infection rates among men who have sex with men and covert transmission among heterosexual couples pose significant challenges. However, the control situation remains severe, with high infection rates among men who have sex with men and a …

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High HIV risk in Kerala despite low Infected population: Vijayan

1 month, 1 week ago

High HIV risk in Kerala despite low Infected population: Vijayan

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said though the southern state has low density of HIV-affected persons, the odds of contracting the infection is very high there. The disease prevention activities and awareness programmes have great significance and the state government is making various interventions to keep the disease at bay, he said in a Facebook post marking …

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'Remarkable global progress': HIV cases and deaths declining

1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Remarkable global progress': HIV cases and deaths declining

Raw Story

by Julien Dury The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease. - Uneven progress - During the 2010s, the number of HIV infections across the world declined by a fifth, according to a major study published in The Lancet HIV journal on Tuesday. "The world has …

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CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus

3 months ago

CDC will start screening travelers from Rwanda to the US for Marburg virus

CNN

CNN — Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in Rwanda in the previous 21 days will be screened starting next week, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. There are no confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease – a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to …

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Karnataka: Congress MLA advises BJP MLAs to get tested for HIV

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Congress MLA advises BJP MLAs to get tested for HIV

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: Congress MLA Dr HC Ranganath on Monday reiterated that all BJP MLAs who were in touch with Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Munirathna should get tested for HIV in the interest of their health. Like biological warfare in war-torn countries like Syria, BJP MLA Munirathna has brought it to Karnataka,” he told the press at the KPCC office. SUSPEND MUNIRATHNA FROM …

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Providence patients’ lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

5 months, 1 week ago

Providence patients’ lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

Associated Press

Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. On July 11, Providence sent notices to about 2,200 patients saying the physician who administered anesthesia “failed …

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Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prospect of a twice-a-year …

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Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

Hindustan Times

CE TOWN, South Africa — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning' There were no infections in the young women and girls that got the shots in a study of about 5,000 in …

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Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. The prospect of a twice-a-year shot is “quite revolutionary news” for our patients, said Thandeka Nkosi, who helped run the Gilead research at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Masiphumelele, South Africa. “Gilead has …

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Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

New Indian Express

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. In the new study, only about 30% of participants given Gilead’s Truvada or Descovy prevention pills actually took them — and that figure dropped over time. The prospect of a twice-a-year shot is “quite revolutionary …

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HIV Infection in Tripura: 828 students tested positive, 47 died; know causes and symptoms

6 months ago

HIV Infection in Tripura: 828 students tested positive, 47 died; know causes and symptoms

India TV News

Tripura has been grappling with a severe HIV crisis among its student population, as disclosed by officials from the Tripura State AIDS Control Society. Addressing a media workshop organized jointly by the Tripura Journalist Union, Web Media Forum, and TSACS, the Joint Director of TSACS shared a statistical presentation of the overall scenario of HIV in Tripura. The workshop, attended …

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Injection twice-a-year proves to be 100 percent effective in HIV treatment: Study

6 months ago

Injection twice-a-year proves to be 100 percent effective in HIV treatment: Study

India TV News

Large-scale clinical trials conducted in Uganda and South Africa have demonstrated that a novel pre-exposure prophylaxis medication administered twice a year completely protects young women from HIV infection. The first was whether a six-monthly injection of lenacapavir was safe and would provide better protection against HIV infection as PrEP for women between the ages of 16 and 25 years than …

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New HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir shows promise in clinical trial, offers total protection to young women

6 months ago

New HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir shows promise in clinical trial, offers total protection to young women

Hindustan Times

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. Twice-yearly injection of new PrEP drug provides young …

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HIV breakthrough: new pre-exposure prophylaxis called lenacapavir found 100% effective in trial

6 months ago

HIV breakthrough: new pre-exposure prophylaxis called lenacapavir found 100% effective in trial

The Hindu

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. HIV scientists and activists hope that young people …

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Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

LA Times

Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. While African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the United States overall, Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses and infections among gay and bisexual men in 2022, per the most recent data available, compared with other racial and …

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HIV positive prostitute had sex with 211 men after learning she’d been infected

7 months, 2 weeks ago

HIV positive prostitute had sex with 211 men after learning she’d been infected

The Independent

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Former West Virginia health official pleads guilty in COVID-19 payment investigation

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Former West Virginia health official pleads guilty in COVID-19 payment investigation

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former West Virginia state health official pleaded guilty Monday to lying about whether or not he verified vendor invoices from a company claiming to have conducted COVID-19 tests for the state. Prosecutors said federal investigators were trying to determine whether one or more vendors providing COVID-19 tests and mitigation services to the state overbilled or otherwise …

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Combating HIV/AIDS: Progress, challenges, and hope on world AIDS day

1 year, 1 month ago

Combating HIV/AIDS: Progress, challenges, and hope on world AIDS day

Deccan Chronicle

VISHAKHAPATNAM: On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organisation has announced the theme for the year as "Let communities lead," emphasizing the need to empower communities to combat the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. According to official figures from the National AIDS Control Organisation, India is grappling with around 2.2 million HIV cases, with 65,000 new infections reported …

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Need to scale up HIV response for those at higher risk, say experts

1 year, 1 month ago

Need to scale up HIV response for those at higher risk, say experts

The Hindu

There is a need to scale up HIV response for those who are at relatively higher risk, experts have called out ahead of this World HIV/AIDS Day on December 1. In a press release, N. Kumarasamy, who is also the secretary-general, AIDS Society of India, and chief and director, VHS Infectious Diseases Medical Centre, said that according to UNAIDS, India …

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West Virginia official accused of approving $34M in COVID-19 payments without verifying them

1 year, 2 months ago

West Virginia official accused of approving $34M in COVID-19 payments without verifying them

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal grand jury has indicted a West Virginia state health office manager on charges that he approved more than $34 million in coronavirus pandemic relief payments to a private firm without verifying that the vendor provided goods and services it was under contract to deliver. Prosecutors said the federal investigation was trying to determine whether one …

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Amsterdam reports "historic" drop in new HIV infections in 2022

1 year, 3 months ago

Amsterdam reports "historic" drop in new HIV infections in 2022

NL Times

Very few new HIV infections were reported in Amsterdam last year. Based on figures from Aidsfonds-Soa Aids Nederland, as reported by NOS on Monday, it is estimated that in 2022, only nine people contracted HIV, in contrast to 66 infections in 2021. Since 2010, Amsterdam has seen a 95 percent decrease in new HIV infections. While a consistent decline in …

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Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event

1 year, 3 months ago

Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year. “It kind of gives you chills a little bit when you think about it, just because it’s this huge group of people coming together — and you …

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WHO Unveils New HIV Guidance on Viral Suppression at International AIDS Conference

1 year, 5 months ago

WHO Unveils New HIV Guidance on Viral Suppression at International AIDS Conference

News 18

The World Health Organization on Sunday unveiled groundbreaking scientific and normative guidance on HIV during the 12th International IAS Conference on HIV Science. The new WHO guidance, along with an accompanying Lancet systematic review, sheds light on the crucial role of HIV viral suppression and undetectable virus levels in enhancing individual health and preventing onward transmission of HIV. WHO guidance …

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44 prisoners found HIV-positive in Uttarakhand's Haldwani jail

1 year, 9 months ago

44 prisoners found HIV-positive in Uttarakhand's Haldwani jail

Hindustan Times

As many as 44 prisoners have been found positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in jail in Haldwani and one female prisoner has also been found HIV-positive, said Dr Paramjit Singh, ART Center Incharge, Sushila Tiwari Hospital. Informing the treatment of the prisoners, Dr Singh said, "An ART center has been set up for HIV patients, where infected patients are treated, …

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West Virginia Senate enhances drug penalties to felony

1 year, 10 months ago

West Virginia Senate enhances drug penalties to felony

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make it a felony to possess fentanyl and some other illegal drugs in the opioid-ravaged state. Republican Sen. Charles Trump, of Morgan County, said the idea behind enhancing penalties for drug possession from a misdemeanor is to move those cases from magistrate court to circuit court, where there …

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An HIV-free world is finally within reach

2 years, 1 month ago

An HIV-free world is finally within reach

Al Jazeera

But to get there we need to make sure that everyone, everywhere has equal access to groundbreaking new preventive drugs and treatments. British health authorities recently announced that they hope to prevent all new cases of HIV in England and officially make the country the first in the world to “defeat the virus” by 2030. Today, truly, globally defeating HIV …

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31 inmates test positive for HIV at Noida District Jail

2 years, 1 month ago

31 inmates test positive for HIV at Noida District Jail

Firstpost

The incident comes just a week after 140 inmates tested positive for HIV at a Ghaziabad jail. The prisoners were diagnosed with HIV during a special screening of 2,650 inmates by a team of health officials New Delhi: In an alarming incident, 31 inmates have tested positive for HIV at the Noida District Jail. The prisoners were diagnosed with HIV …

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Free Narcan, drug test strips distributed throughout W.Va

2 years, 4 months ago

Free Narcan, drug test strips distributed throughout W.Va

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Volunteers and public health workers set up shop in parks, churches, post offices and community centers Thursday for the largest event for overdose reversal drug training and distribution in West Virginia’s history. “People were reaching out to us and saying, ‘How can we do this in our community?’” said Stacy Kay, co-director of Charleston-based Solutions Oriented Addiction …

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Enough HIV drugs in stock, say health ministry officials

2 years, 5 months ago

Enough HIV drugs in stock, say health ministry officials

Live Mint

NEW DELHI: There is adequate stock of drugs in the country for around 95% of ‘People Living with HIV’ who are on first and second line of antiretroviral regimens in the country, as per official sources. The mainstay of treatment for more than 85% people living with HIV is Tablet TLD, a fixed-dose-combination of three anti-retroviral drugs - Tenofovir +Lamivudine …

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Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities

2 years, 7 months ago

Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities

The Hindu

Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months. It’s not just France: Britain’s government is studying a spate of “needle spiking” there, and police in Belgium and the Netherlands are investigating scattered cases too. France’s national police agency says 302 people have filed formal complaints …

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US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites

2 years, 7 months ago

US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season. “COVID is no longer the killer that it was even a year ago.” Jha said that given the wider use of at-home rapid tests, whose …

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How effective are Covid-19 vaccines for people with HIV?

2 years, 8 months ago

How effective are Covid-19 vaccines for people with HIV?

BBC

How effective are Covid-19 vaccines for people with HIV? "There is very little data about vaccine efficacy in HIV people," says Masebole Masenya, a doctor based at Masiphumelele health centre who is involved in the new trial. "If you're going to roll out a Covid vaccine in Africa, it has to work in people with HIV," says physician Katherine Gill, …

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Bihar’s Grim Picture of People With HIV; Despite Dip in Cases, State Ranks Third After Maha, UP: Report

2 years, 8 months ago

Bihar’s Grim Picture of People With HIV; Despite Dip in Cases, State Ranks Third After Maha, UP: Report

News 18

Bihar ranks third, after Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, in people living with HIV, with around 8,000 new cases recorded annually, a report by Hindustan Times showed, quoting Dr S Siddhartha Shankar Reddy, health specialist of UNICEF Bihar. Despite a 27% dip in PLHIV cases, most youngsters, including gay men, intravenous drug users, men who have sex with men accounted for …

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Epidemiologist: Drug supply fueled WVa crisis over poverty

2 years, 8 months ago

Epidemiologist: Drug supply fueled WVa crisis over poverty

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The influx of prescription opioids into West Virginia communities was the main driver of the state’s drug crisis — more than poverty, job loss and other economic stressors, an epidemiologist testified Tuesday at the ongoing trial against three major pharmaceutical companies. Keyes described West Virginia, one of the poorest U.S. states, as the “epicenter of the opioid …

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Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

2 years, 8 months ago

Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they’re infected with the virus, a federal judge in Virginia ruled. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a written order dated April 6 that her ruling bars the military from taking those actions against the plaintiffs and any other …

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L.A. County offering free anti-COVID pills to newly infected people at CVS stores

2 years, 9 months ago

L.A. County offering free anti-COVID pills to newly infected people at CVS stores

LA Times

Paxlovid will be one of two antiviral pills offered in the “test to treat” program being rolled out by L.A. County. Los Angeles County has launched the “test to treat” COVID-19 program announced by President Biden in his State of the Union address, which offers anti-COVID pills for free to newly infected people who get tested, or show their test …

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Highly contagious HIV variant in Netherlands: British researchers

2 years, 11 months ago

Highly contagious HIV variant in Netherlands: British researchers

NL Times

British researchers discovered that an HIV variant has been circulating in the Netherlands for decades that is more contagious and can also lead to AIDS more quickly than other variants of the virus. The amount of virus in the blood is 3.5 to 5.5 times higher in this VB variant, the researchers from the University of Oxford report in the …

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New Covid record set with over 75,000 infections; Hospital total up 6% in a week

2 years, 11 months ago

New Covid record set with over 75,000 infections; Hospital total up 6% in a week

NL Times

Some 75,199 people tested positive for Covid-19 between Saturday and Sunday morning, the RIVM said. The GGD tested a record high 1.02 million samples during that time, meaning the GGD alone diagnosed about 534 thousand new infections those days. The seven day moving average increased to set another new record on Sunday. Hospitals admitted 150 patients with Covid-19 in the …

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US coronavirus: Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast but rising in other parts of the country

2 years, 11 months ago

US coronavirus: Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping in the Northeast but rising in other parts of the country

CNN

CNN — During what has been another devastating surge of Covid-19 across the country, there is good news: Some states are starting to see infection numbers and hospitalizations drop. Justice on Friday appealed to residents to get their vaccines and boosters, saying to not do so would be a “real mistake.” “Getting vaccinated or getting boosted stacks the deck to …

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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice 'extremely unwell' after testing positive for COVID-19

2 years, 11 months ago

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice 'extremely unwell' after testing positive for COVID-19

NPR

Jim Justice 'extremely unwell' after testing positive for COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Jackson/AP file photo Chris Jackson/AP file photo West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was supposed to deliver his State of the State address Wednesday but is instead feeling "extremely unwell" after testing positive for COVID-19. "While I was surprised that my test results came back positive, …

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These are the key issues affecting HIV patients as per a study

3 years ago

These are the key issues affecting HIV patients as per a study

Hindustan Times

A new study developed a consensus statement to identify the key issues regarding HIV patients that should be addressed immediately. Multimorbidity, health-related quality of life, and stigma and discrimination continued to be major issues for people living with HIV, The research has been published in the 'Nature Communications Journal'. To guide stakeholders in improving health system responses to achieve the …

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Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity

3 years, 1 month ago

Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans — including gay and bisexual Black and Latino men, who his administration says are too often stigmatized even as they are disproportionately affected. The new strategy asserts that over generations “structural inequities have …

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WHO-led program aims to buy antiviral Covid-19 pills for $10

3 years, 2 months ago

WHO-led program aims to buy antiviral Covid-19 pills for $10

CNN

A World Health Organization-led program to ensure poorer countries get fair access to Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aims to secure antiviral drugs for patients with mild symptoms for as little as $10 per course, a draft document seen by Reuters says. The document, which outlines the goals of the Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator until September next year, says …

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Rural Hospitals in US' West Virginia Hit Bed Capacity As Covid Cases Rise

3 years, 4 months ago

Rural Hospitals in US' West Virginia Hit Bed Capacity As Covid Cases Rise

News 18

West Virginia health officials say some rural hospitals have reached their critical bed capacities as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge statewide. They are pleading with the public to avoid unnecessary ER visits to let hospitals focus their resources on treating COVID-19 patients. There were 813 COVID-19 patients hospitalised statewide Wednesday, just below the record 818 on January 5 …

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West Virginia measuring antibody levels in elderly to find whether a third dose is needed

3 years, 5 months ago

West Virginia measuring antibody levels in elderly to find whether a third dose is needed

Daily Mail

West Virginia will soon being measuring the level of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated nursing home residents who received the shots early on. West Virginia will soon begin research to find whether the state's elderly population that received COVID-19 vaccines early in the rollout of the shots still have high antibody levels Starting in August, nursing home residents who are five …

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As Las Vegas reopens casinos for tourists, COVID-19 hospitalisations spike in Nevada

3 years, 6 months ago

As Las Vegas reopens casinos for tourists, COVID-19 hospitalisations spike in Nevada

Firstpost

Nevada this week saw the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the country, hospitalisations are on the rise again, and the highly contagious delta variant has become the most prevalent form of the virus in the state, adding urgency to the campaign to get more people vaccinated. But that progress is threatened: Nevada this week saw the highest rate …

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HIV SOS: Action sought for spike in cases in West Virginia

3 years, 6 months ago

HIV SOS: Action sought for spike in cases in West Virginia

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dozens of volunteers formed the letters “HIV SOS” at a health event Saturday as activists seek a public health emergency declaration in a city with one of the nation’s highest spikes of such cases. After volunteers wearing red T-shirts formed the plea for help along the Kanawha River near downtown Charleston, Joe Solomon, co-founder of the nonprofit …

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