HIV/AIDS

Famous Miami Beach nightlife hotspot is now also a hotspot for HIV – with new infection rate of more than FOUR times the national average

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Famous Miami Beach nightlife hotspot is now also a hotspot for HIV – with new infection rate of more than FOUR times the national average

Nightlife hotspot Ocean Drive has an annual new HIV infection rate for the area that is more than four times the national average  Experts have called on the state to increase its prevention measures including testing, getting those infected into treatment and helping those at risk onto prevention treatment   By Alice Wright For Dailymail.Com Published: … Read more

Two NIAID grants will support research on impacts of climate change on HIV-related health outcomes

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Two NIAID grants will support research on impacts of climate change on HIV-related health outcomes

Two grants from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a four-year $3.2 million award and a 12-month $550,000 administrative supplement, will support innovative research to advance the understanding of how climate change and extreme weather influence HIV-related health outcomes around the world. A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the CUNY Institute for … Read more

Disturbing warning over ‘tiny marks’ on toilet paper in public restrooms

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Disturbing warning over ‘tiny marks’ on toilet paper in public restrooms

Bloody hell — this terrifying TikTok warning will have you on pins and needles.  Using a public bathroom, a seemingly benign daily practice, presents disturbing risks, according to a virtual whistleblower who claims we could be unwittingly wiping with blood-splattered tissue soiled by IV drug users while dabbing their needles. “If your toilet paper looks … Read more

Racial disparities in mortality rates persist in the United States

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Racial disparities in mortality rates persist in the United States

An analysis of 19 causes of death in the United States revealed persistent disparities and a familiar pattern across five racial-ethnic groups and 3,110 counties from 2000 to 2019. That’s according to the most comprehensive peer-reviewed research published today in The Lancet. The mortality rates among American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) and Black populations … Read more

A global health problem with wide disparities

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A global health problem with wide disparities

Anemia affected nearly 2 billion people in 2021, impacting women to a greater degree than men. In a new study covering three decades of global anemia data (1990–2021), a complex picture emerges of how several key factors play into the divergence in success stories among men, women, and children. Published today in The Lancet Haematology, … Read more