A man known as the "Toronto patient" could become the first Canadian cured of HIV. Medical experts say it's a miraculous achievement even if only a small group of people are eligible for the treatment ...
A clinical trial conducted in Tanzania and Mozambique and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases concludes that expanding the use of diagnostic tests not based on sputum samples to detect ...
Overall, the MiniDock MTB test represents a promising advancement in TB diagnostics, particularly for settings where sputum ...
Introduction The Tigray War (November 2020–November 2022) caused catastrophic health system collapse in northern Ethiopia, ...
In less than a month, South Africa will start rolling out the most potent HIV prevention medication the world has seen. But ...
Sarah Rutstein, MD, PhD, and Thibaut Davy‑Mendez, PhD, MSPH, with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases have received an R01 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at ...
Scientists are developing a test which could one day be used to predict how a patient's illness will progress, and even how well they will respond to treatment. The international team, led by ...
An international study found the portable MiniDock MTB tuberculosis test, using sputum or tongue swabs, matched the accuracy of leading lab-based diagnostics and met World Health Organization ...
The CDC has updated its HIV testing guidance, emphasizing routine, opt-out screening for patients aged 13–64 and more frequent testing for those at higher risk. The approach aims to reduce stigma, ...
A SMARTPHONE app for HIV risk tracking showed high usability and strong daily compliance among MSM with HIV. Smartphone App ...
Led by researchers from Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University and the University of California, San ...
In Kenya, infections like HIV, human papilloma virus (HPV), chlamydia, syphilis and hepatitis B remain widespread.