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CDC Reports Second Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) (“H5 bird flu”) virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the second case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in dairy cows.[1]. As with the case in...
New Report Flags Major Increase in STIs, Amidst Challenges in HIV and Hepatitis
Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report - Implementing the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022–2030. New...
Damning Report Details U.K. Infected Blood Scandal Involving HIV, Hepatitis
It is the United Kingdom’s worst public health care treatment disaster and a catastrophic moral failure: Over 3,000 people have died and nearly 30,000 patients contracted HIV and/or hepatitis B and C through contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s, reveals an inquiry and public report released this week by the government.
Exploring a Meningitis Vaccine for Gonorrhea Prevention
A preventive vaccine for gonorrhea would be a major advance in public health, according to an editorial co-authored by NIAID Director Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, and Myron Cohen, MD, director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The editorial, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, provides context on new mathematical modeling projecting the cost-effectiveness of the meningitis B vaccine 4CMenB, which is currently being evaluated as a preventive intervention for gonorrhea.
New Options to Screen for HPV, Which Causes Cervical Cancer
Women will soon have easier—and more private—options to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, as well as anal cancer, some oral cancers and other malignancies. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two self-collection methods that allow women to use vaginal swabs to gather samples in a health care setting, such as their primary care doctor’s office, a pharmacy or an urgent care facility. The self-collected samples are then sent to a lab for evaluation.
More Than 321,000 U.S. Children Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose From 2011 to 2021
An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. The rate of children who experienced this loss more than doubled during this period, from approximately 27 to 63 children per 100,000. The highest number of affected children were those with non-Hispanic white parents, but communities of color and tribal communities were disproportionately affected.
HIV Incidence in the U.S. Continues to Decline
New HIV infections in the United States continue to fall, with the greatest declines seen among gay and bisexual men, young people and people living in the South, according to a new HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). An estimated 87% of people living with HIV knew their status, and 65% of those diagnosed were on treatment and achieved viral suppression in 2022, but not all groups benefitted equally.
AIDS Walk New York 2024 Raises Nearly $1.9M as HIV Funding Cuts Loom
Over 10,000 participants at the 39th annual AIDS Walk New York helped raise $1,872,909 for GMHC and other HIV service providers in the tristate area—and donations are still being collected! The 2024 theme was “Stride Past Stigma.”. You can watch the AIDS Walk New York opening ceremony on...
End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access
For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. It’s also how much she spent on her monthly internet bill before the federal Affordable Connectivity Program stepped in and covered her payments. “When you have low income and you...
Clean Needles Save Lives. In Some States, They Might Not Be Legal.
Kim Botteicher hardly thinks of herself as a criminal. On the main floor of a former Catholic church in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, Botteicher runs a flower shop and cafe. In the former church’s basement, she also operates a nonprofit organization focused on helping people caught up in the drug epidemic get back on their feet.
Herpes Cure With Gene Editing Makes Progress in Laboratory Studies
Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have found in pre-clinical studies that an experimental gene therapy for genital and oral herpes removed 90% or more of the infection and suppressed how much virus can be released from an infected individual, which suggests that the therapy would also reduce the spread of the virus.
Hepatitis Testing Day 2024
Millions of Americans have chronic viral hepatitis; most of them do not know they have it. The goal of Hepatitis Testing Day (May 19) is to help raise awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and to encourage more individuals to learn their status. All adults aged 18 years and older are recommended to be screened at least once in their lifetimes for hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
NIAID Marks HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2024
Vaccines consistently transform public health, and HIV vaccine research has been a pillar of NIAID’s scientific mission since the beginning of the HIV pandemic. An HIV vaccine has proven to be among the most daunting scientific challenges, but has inspired exceptional innovation and collaboration in all aspects of our research approach. On the 27th observance of HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (Saturday, May 18), we express our gratitude to the dedicated global community of scientists, advocates, study participants, study staff, and funders working toward a safe, effective, durable, and accessible HIV vaccine.
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2024
Sunday, May 19, marks National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2024; it’s referred to as both #APIMay19 and #NAPIHAAD. Search the hashtags on social media to find promotional and educational content like the samples posted below. First launched in 2005, the day aims to educate about the...
Studies Show Progress on Novel HIV Vaccine Approaches
Coinciding with HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, five research teams reported advances in novel HIV vaccine strategies designed to spur production of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) that target hidden parts of the virus. While these findings are promising, they are still early steps in the years-long process of vaccine development. Scientists...
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2024
Saturday, May 18, marks HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (#HVAD), a time to acknowledge and honor the many health care professionals, volunteers, community members, scientists and others working to develop a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. Led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the...
Endurance Exercise Affects All Tissues of the Body, Even Those Not Normally Associated With Movement
A large research project in young adult rats has found that that all bodily tissues tested respond to exercise training, amounting to over 35,000 biological molecules that respond and adapt to endurance exercise over time, including tissues from organs not usually associated with exercise. Researchers also found differences in responses between male and female rats that were more widespread than anticipated, highlighting the importance of including animals of both sexes in pre-clinical research.
WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.
The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles. Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the WHO convened about 50 experts in virology, epidemiology, aerosol science, and bioengineering, among other specialties, who spent two years poring through the evidence on how airborne viruses and bacteria spread.
The Story of Robert Rayford
On May 15, 1969—six weeks before the Stonewall uprising in New York City would set off the modern gay rights movement and 12 years before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first reported a strange and fatal cluster of symptoms in gay men that would come to be known as AIDS—a 16-year-old Black teen named Robert Rayford died of pneumonia in a St. Louis hospital after suffering horrible symptoms that baffled his doctors. He initially went to the hospital in 1968 with swollen legs and genitals, fatigue and hemorrhoids. Doctors found that he had chlamydia which, unusually, had spread throughout his entire body, as though his immune system were powerless to contain the sexually transmitted infection.
Medicaid Unwinding Decried as Biased Against Disabled People
Jacqueline Saa has a genetic condition that leaves her unable to stand and walk on her own or hold a job. Every weekday for four years, Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide to help her cook, bathe and dress, go to the doctor, pick up medications, and accomplish other daily tasks.
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