HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Following initial infection, a person may not notice any symptoms or may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. Typically, this is followed by a prolonged period with no symptoms. As the infection progresses, it interferes more with the immune system, increasing the risk of common infections like tuberculosis, as well as other opportunistic infections, and tumors that rarely affect people who have working immune systems. These late symptoms of infection are referred to as AIDS. This stage is often also associated with weight loss.

HIV is spread primarily by unprotected sex (including anal and oral sex), contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Some bodily fluids, such as saliva and tears, do not transmit HIV. Methods of prevention include safe sex, needle-exchange programs, treating those who are infected, and male circumcision. Disease in a baby can often be prevented by give both the mother and child antiretroviral medication. There is no cure or vaccine; however, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and may lead to a near-normal life expectancy. Treatment is recommended as soon as the diagnosis is made. Without treatment, the average survival time after infection is 11 years.

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HIV deaths in South Africa may be massively undercounted, study shows

Business Day 28 Apr 2025
... in the underreporting of HIV/Aids and suicides,” says Prof Debbie Bradshaw, study co-author and chief specialist scientist at the SAMRC Burden of Disease Research Unit, in a media statement.
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Prajwal Revanna delaying rape trial, alleges SPP

The Times of India 28 Apr 2025
Additionally, SIT charged his three associates, including a police inspector, with aiding Muniratna in honey-trapping his rivals with HIV-infected women.According to SIT sources, the supplementary ...
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How a DOGE review can actually improve the programs that fight HIV/AIDS

Fox News 28 Apr 2025
... States’ aggressive approach to the HIV/AIDS epidemic should welcome the review of HIV/AIDS specific initiatives to ensure that they are optimally designed to meet the needs of the current epidemic.
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Beware this popular spice that could interfere with prescription medications: ‘Can be hazardous’

New York Post 28 Apr 2025
3 ... The culprit? Cinnamon ... 3 ... 3 ... “People who suffer from chronic diseases — like hypertension, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma, obesity, HIV, AIDS or depression — should be cautious when using cinnamon or any other supplements,” Khan said.
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Meharry Medical College buys 8 clinics in Nashville, Memphis area to expand revenue, reach

The Tennessean 28 Apr 2025
Meharry Medical College in Nashville receives $175 million gift. Dr. James E.K ... The clinics were previously owned by Sanitas USA Inc ... James E.K ... A longtime physician known for his work to combat HIV and AIDS, Hildreth said he sees a shift in the U.S ...
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Rising HIV cases prompt awareness efforts in Ernakulam

The Times of India 27 Apr 2025
In the wake of rising HIV cases in the state, the district AIDS prevention and control committee recently convened a high-level meeting chaired by the additional district magistrate.
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Trump golf club to host speaker who claims bleach can cure cancer and Covid

AOL 27 Apr 2025
At a White House press conference, Trump said ... Kennedy’s confirmation comments clarified that Trump was indeed referring to chlorine dioxide, a toxin that been falsely claimed as a “miracle cure” for autism, cancer, malaria and HIV/Aids ... It states ... .
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‘Beyoncé and Solange tell me off all the time’: Tina Knowles on raising superstars, surviving cancer and growing up under segregation

The Observer 27 Apr 2025
Earrings ... Heels ... “I’m not going to talk about politics.”) She has also long been a supporter of LGBTQ+ movements and lost her nephew Johnny to the HIV/Aids epidemic ... By the late 90s, the HIV/Aids epidemic had killed many people within the gay community.
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As NOA Leads Charge in Grassroots Health Awareness

This Day 26 Apr 2025
The approach to HIV/AIDS has followed a similar pattern of education and stakeholder engagement ...  To commemorate World HIV/AIDS Day, the NOA organised town hall meetings in Niger State.
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Health Department stands by NHI education budget despite calls for reallocation

Independent online (SA) 26 Apr 2025
“The pushback on NHI implementation is not only in courts, but is a battle of the hearts and minds of South Africans ... Clarke was of the view the funding could be used toward the treatment of HIV in the wake of the recent withdrawal of US aid funding.
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The WHO’s Pandemic Treaty Consolidates the Pandemic Preparedness Scam

The Daily Sceptic 26 Apr 2025
In contrast, diseases that regularly kill more and much younger people, like tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS, cost far more than the $22 billion a year the diagram states as a false low in non-pandemic years.
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OHSU plans to slow hiring, spending as financial losses mount

The Oregonian 26 Apr 2025
Dr ... More health ... This contraction in funding comes on top of the NIH’s abrupt terminations of research grants related to COVID-19, health disparities, HIV/AIDS and other areas, which has hit OHSU and research institutions nationwide ... Already, Gov ... ....
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Detonating Democracy: The Threat of Obsolete Laws, by Ted Rall

The Unz Review 26 Apr 2025
... organizers during the Red Scare of the 1950s, prohibit leftist intellectuals from giving speeches under Ronald Reagan, deport thousands of Muslims after 9/11, and even to deport HIV/AIDS patients.
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Who are Canada's cardinals? A look at the five dignitaries ahead of papal conclave

North Shore News 26 Apr 2025
Peter's Square ... Here's a look at who they are.. Thomas Collins. Born. Jan ... Ordained to priesthood ... Czerny's work has included positions with groups around the world dedicated to social justice, human rights, and addressing the spread of AIDS/HIV in Africa.
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Shelley Nadel to be honored with Brith Shalom Torah Fund Award

Jewish Herald Voice 25 Apr 2025
Her areas included Medicare, Medicaid, health and long-term care insurance, child support enforcement and welfare, corrosion control, HIV/AIDS and marketing for Hermann Park.
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