Long-acting injectable ART superior to standard care for poorly adherent people with HIV

by Elana GotkineFor people with HIV (PWH) and a history of suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy, long-acting injectable treatment with cabotegravir and rilpivirine (LAI) is superior to oral

Updated on: March 20,2024

Long-acting injectable ART superior to standard care for poorly adherent people with HIV

by Elana GotkineFor people with HIV (PWH) and a history of suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy, long-acting injectable treatment with cabotegravir and rilpivirine (LAI) is superior to oral

Updated on:March 20,2024

Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsScientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread

Updated on: March 28,2024

Scientists close in on TB blood test that could detect millions of silent spreaders

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsScientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who unknowingly spread

Updated on:March 28,2024

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

by Muri Assunção, New York Daily NewsElectron micrograph of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41,250X. Credit: CDC/public domainSix new deaths are now linked to a multistate li

Updated on: September 11,2024

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

by Muri Assunção, New York Daily NewsElectron micrograph of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41,250X. Credit: CDC/public domainSix new deaths are now linked to a multistate li

Updated on:September 11,2024

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

Updated on: January 02,2024

In a post-COVID world, there's a new landscape for at-home medical tests

by Jen A. Miller,Johns Hopkins UniversityA Hopkins affiliate completes a rapid antigen test at the O'Connor Rec Center. Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring the COVID-19 pandem

Updated on:January 02,2024

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un

Updated on: March 27,2024

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un

Updated on:March 27,2024

HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityDiaphanous-related formins promote trafficking of HIV particles (green) to the nucleus (blue). Credit: Northwestern UniversityA Northwestern Medicine study fo

Updated on: April 16,2024

HIV infection hijacks intracellular highways

by Will Doss,Northwestern UniversityDiaphanous-related formins promote trafficking of HIV particles (green) to the nucleus (blue). Credit: Northwestern UniversityA Northwestern Medicine study fo

Updated on:April 16,2024

Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis

by Michael C. Purdy,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisA virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Wash

Updated on: May 13,2024

Shared symptoms of Chikungunya virus, rheumatoid arthritis may cloud diagnosis

by Michael C. Purdy,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisA virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Wash

Updated on:May 13,2024

Viruses are teeming on your toothbrush, showerhead

There’s a jungle of ‘untapped biodiversity’ in the bathroom, a new study finds

Updated on: October 21,2024

Viruses are teeming on your toothbrush, showerhead

There’s a jungle of ‘untapped biodiversity’ in the bathroom, a new study finds

Updated on:October 21,2024

WHO declares JN.1 a COVID variant of interest as it spreads widely

by Robin FosterThe new COVID variant known as JN.1 was named a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, which means health officials are now closely tracking its ra

Updated on: December 28,2023

WHO declares JN.1 a COVID variant of interest as it spreads widely

by Robin FosterThe new COVID variant known as JN.1 was named a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, which means health officials are now closely tracking its ra

Updated on:December 28,2023

Study finds COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed

by Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished inThe Lancetreveals never-before-seen details about staggeringly high m

Updated on: March 20,2024

Study finds COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed

by Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudypublished inThe Lancetreveals never-before-seen details about staggeringly high m

Updated on:March 20,2024

New mpox virus: Why is it spreading so quickly? | DW News

Updated on: August 16,2024

New mpox virus: Why is it spreading so quickly? | DW News

Updated on:August 16,2024

Lone star tick bites may be to blame for unexplained digestive problems

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: American Gastroenterological AssociationThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released new clinical guidance to help physicians

Updated on: June 17,2024

Lone star tick bites may be to blame for unexplained digestive problems

by American Gastroenterological AssociationCredit: American Gastroenterological AssociationThe American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released new clinical guidance to help physicians

Updated on:June 17,2024