Tag: AIDS
Early HIV detection for better care: Bridging the gap with advanced...
Innovations like point-of-care testing, which refers to rapid HIV screening performed in clinical settings by professionals, are crucial to ensure timely infection detection
Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection...
The gene called CSA6 has been identified in Candida albicans a fungal species infamous for causing high rates of morbidity and mortality under certain immuno-compromised conditions such as AIDS or during cancer treatment
Cipla & DNDi launch child-friendly 4-in-1 antiretroviral treatment in South Africa
This new formulation represents a significant improvement over protease inhibitor-containing paediatric ARV formulations that have been used in South Africa for decades
Cabinet approves MoU between India & USA to develop new biomedical...
Agreement will further strengthen relations between India and the USA within the framework of international scientific and technological cooperation in fields of mutual interest.
Bridging the Gap: Overcoming pandemic disruptions to HIV testing
Of India’s 23.5 lac (2.35 million) people living with HIV, only 17.8 lacs (1.78 million) know their status. 13.8 lacs (1.38 million) are on antiretroviral treatment, of which 84% are virally suppressed.......................
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar launches Phase II of awareness campaigns on...
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare appreciated the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)’s work in reaching out to a large number of youth throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic....................
Antiretroviral therapy effectively reduces HIV deaths: Study
Key findings of the study demonstrated the high impact of antiretroviral therapy and showed that the chance of death was halved among people on ART after 5 Years of treatment....................................
Abbott researchers find rare group of people with controlled HIV who...
A study of more than 10,000 people identifies a rare group with controlled HIV in the Democratic Republic of Congo, suggesting additional research could uncover links between natural virus suppression and future treatments........................
IIT Madras researchers discover ways to boost efficacy of HIV-AIDS drugs
The pressing need for better drugs to combat drug-resistant HIV strains led researchers to delve into molecular structure of protease to identify weak sites that can offer a handle for better inhibitor development...............................
We are moving towards herd immunity: AIIMS Professor
No need to be panic about the new strain of COVID, it’s not as virulent as the reports are coming in.....................