I sat down with HIV specialist Dr Cristina Mussini to discuss real-world findings and their value in clinical practice In the 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were officially reported, there has been significant progress in how we view HIV and the w...
In many cases, help is required to get oxygen into their bloodstream, whether by breathing pure oxygen, using a ventilator to help their weakened lungs, or using a technique called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), when blood is artificially oxygenated outside the body be...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed over 103 million cases of COVID in the U.S. since January 2020. COVID can still spread rapidly, especially through close person-to-person contact. You can get the virus and spread it even if you've been vaccinated or had the virus before...
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Health Policy Project. How is the system performing? We measure system performance by identifying: 1) How many cases have people reported to CHRAJ? 2) How quickly are ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed over 103 million cases of COVID in the U.S. since January 2020. COVID can still spread rapidly, especially through close person-to-person contact. You can get the virus and spread it even if you've been vaccinated or had the virus before...
Whether it’s because of lockdowns and not seeing friends, or getting sick, even dying, everyone wants to see an end to the pandemic. But with cases of Covid infections still in the millions, and doctors warning about new variants of the disease, is the pandemic really coming to an end...
Symptoms:Fatigue, swelling in the legs, shortness of breath, and rapid weight gain due to fluid buildup. Emergency Action:Manage with medications, lifestyle changes, and in severe cases, medical devices or transplants. Key Takeaways:
HIV Deaths in the United States In the United States, no less than 675,000 people have died of HIV since the first cases were reported back in 1981. In 1995, during the height of the AIDS crisis in the U.S., over 65,000 deaths were reported in that one year alone.9 With the...
Currently, no approved vaccines exist to preventinfection with the novel Coronavirus; however, the impact of the pandemic has been enormous with devastating effects on the global healthand economy, with many countries introducing stringent response measures to de-escalate the spread of the virus. ...