HIV latency reversing properties in African plant
A collaboration between The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch, a species of African tree that has been used in traditional healing in Cameroon to treat a variety of diseases and conditions including cancers and […]
When hepatitis E viruses attack nerve cells
Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect other organs and cause neurological disorders. Little is yet known about how this process works. In a first, a research team headed by Michelle Jagst and Professor Eike Steinmann from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, […]
The Carceral-Community Cascade Is Vital to HCV Elimination
This Viewpoint discusses a sector-wide approach to hepatitis C virus elimination, including not only jails and prisons, but also community supervision and alternatives to incarceration programs. Source link
Tenofovir and Hepatitis B Virus Transmission During Pregnancy
This noninferiority randomized clinical trial investigates whether administering tenofovir to pregnant individuals with hepatitis B virus beginning at gestational week 16 is noninferior to administering tenofovir beginning at gestational week 28 in preventing mother-to-child transmission. Source link
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Probability training: Preventing errors of reasoning in medicine and law
A new LMU study shows how students can better understand and interpret conditional probabilities. How trustworthy is a positive HIV test result? How probable is an actual infection when the test is positive? Even professionals often get such questions wrong, which can lead to misdiagnoses and unnecessary surgeries in practice. In a new study with […]
WHO unveils priority pathogen list for urgent vaccine development
The report also spotlights the urgency of vaccines for pathogens such as group A Streptococcus and Klebsiella pneumoniae, which are increasingly resistant to antimicrobials. Source link
Survey finds continued declines in HIV clinician workforce
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The supply of health care professionals available to provide HIV care continues to decline, even as the need for HIV care and prevention is expected to increase, reports a survey study in the November/December issue of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. “Our study provides new insights […]
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