Following World HIV Day, a Phase 1 clinical trial has provided promising results for a HIV vaccine, say international researchers. […]
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Needle exchanges and HIV transmission in NZ – Expert Reaction
Needle exchanges have contributed to reducing transmission of the disease, new research suggests. Of more than 1650 people diagnosed with […]
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Surgical sterilisation – Expert Reaction
The Hawke’s Bay DHB has reported inadequately-sterilised surgical equipment was potentially used on 55 patients. Blood-borne infectious diseases such as […]
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Reports of a gene-edited baby in China – Expert Reaction
Chinese researchers have claimed to have used CRISPR gene editing in human embryos that have resulted in the birth of twin […]
Continue readingSilent killer’s revival needs urgent action – Peter Saxton
Last year New Zealand recorded the highest number of annual HIV diagnoses ever – we need to evolve and modernise […]
Continue readingHIV infection rates barely dropped in ten years – Expert reaction
HIV infection rates globally have failed to significantly decline in ten years, with over 70 countries actually increasing, reveals new […]
Continue readingAustralia AIDS free? – In the News
Australian officials made headlines this week when they announced that AIDS was no longer an epidemic in their country, but […]
Continue readingHIV court case controversy – Experts respond
A court case is currently underway in which a District Health Board is seeking guardianship of an HIV-positive boy being […]
Continue readingEarly treatment clears infant HIV infection – experts respond
Reports of an HIV-positive baby cured of their infection have generated much discussion in the medical community, but questions remain […]
Continue readingTransgenic felines could help study of HIV
Development of a cloning technique to produce genetically-modified cats will help medical research in both cats and humans, scientists say. […]
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