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Compulsory rapid antigen detection test for high-risk patients: Delhi govt

Individuals with influenza-like illness symptoms, patients admitted with severe acute respiratory infection are to be tested.

No home isolation for Covid-19 patients with conditions like HIV, cancer

Revised guidelines on home isolation of very mildly symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic patients supersede the order issued earlier

HIV drug combo have no benefit for COVID-19 patients in UK trial

A combination of antiviral drugs commonly used to treat HIV showed no beneficial effects in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in a large-scale randomised trial, scientists in the UK have found.

Covid-19 in perspective

Indians have long seen deadlier diseases. We need to take all precautions and get on with our lives

Speeding up the cure

Drug regulators must work to compress timeline for trials

Poor healthcare practices responsible for HIV in Pak children: Report

The study said 50 of the children examined are showing signs of "severe immunodeficiency" but did not specify if they have full-blown AIDS.

Treating HIV+ infants early may substantially improve health: Report

HIV infections in newborns pose a huge health burden in developing countries. One study estimated that 300 to 500 infants are infected every day in sub-Saharan Africa

Advanced medicines may remain elusive to India's HIV-infected children

Kids have been long neglected by pharma firms because their number is much less compared to adults suffering from HIV, and so there is little money to be made

HIV vaccine in the works, but hard to predict timeline: Mark Feinberg

The CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said India lacks effective tools against infectious diseases like ebola, zika, AIDS

Scientists develop molecule to fight HIV

The treatments, a class of medications called antiretroviral therapy, also greatly reduce the chance of transmission from person to person

HIV-preventing vaginal ring found safe for teenage girls: Researchers

New study found the ring safe to use by girls aged under 18

Our ancestors wiped out HIV-type virus 11 million years ago

Retroviruses can leave lasting traces of their existence if they infect cells of germ line

MRI scans may spot HIV lingering in brain: Study

The team looked at data from 146 HIV patients who were investigated for cognitive problems

HIV testing services for prisoners of Guwahati Central Jail launched

The IGP hopes that the intervention will benefit inmates

Prices of HIV, diabetes and angina drugs slashed by up to 44%

The National Drug Pricing Regulator has also fixed the retail prices of 29 formulations

Free travel facility likely to be extended to HIV/AID patients

On the occasion 19 patients were given pension under the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana

14,474 Cases Of HIV Through Blood Transfusion, But Govt Denies Crisis

There has been 10% rise in the number of such cases over the last one year-from 1,424 in 2014-15 to 1,559 in 2015-16

Over 90% people with HIV, tuberculosis have access to therapy: UNAIDS

The report by UNAIDS showed that countries are getting on the 'fast-track', with an additional one million people accessing treatment in just six months

Scientists develop new type of HIV test on a USB stick

This could allow patients to regularly monitor their virus levels in a similar way to diabetes patients checking their blood sugar levels

405 babies of HIV infected mothers born wihtout infection

Parents Child Transmission Centre also provide Early Infant Diagnosis and Multi Drug Treatment of pregnant women