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Toronto program focuses on pregnant HIV-positive women

South Africa Time — Monday, January 07, 2013

Toronto program focuses on pregnant HIV-positive women

It was after dark about two years ago when midwife Jay MacGillivray got a phone call from staff at St. Michael's Hospital, where she works, asking her to help care for an HIV-positive patient who had just arrived and was in labour. The woman had shown ...

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South Africa Time — Thursday, February 05, 2026

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South Africa Time — Thursday, February 05, 2026

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South Africa Time — Thursday, February 05, 2026

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South Africa Time — Monday, February 09, 2026

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South Africa Time — Monday, February 02, 2026

The government will negotiate the price of Biktarvy with drugmaker Gilead Sciences. bottle of HIV suppressing drug Biktarvy. The Centers for Medicare ... View article...

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South Africa Time — Wednesday, February 04, 2026

... ( HIV ) vaccine trials signal a potential turning point in the decades-long fight against HIV /AIDS. Designed and implemented by African scientists ... View article...

Black HIV / AIDS awareness

South Africa Time — Thursday, February 05, 2026

“Black men are twelve times more likely to be HIV -positive than white men,” said advocate Creola Hampton, “and there are fourteen times more Black ... View article...

'DNA origami' could be key for making an effective HIV vaccine, early study hints

South Africa Time — Thursday, February 12, 2026

A vaccine designed using "DNA origami" activated more of the key immune cells needed to fight HIV than did traditional vaccines built upon protein ... View article...

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Zimbabwe begins roll-out of new HIV prevention drug

South Africa Time — Thursday, February 19, 2026

Zimbabwean health authorities began administering the long-acting HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir, becoming one of the first countries in the ... View article...

Federal appeals court sides with Pentagon against science, reinstating U.S. military's HIV ...

South Africa Time — Thursday, February 19, 2026

In a ruling that reasserts broad judicial deference to the U.S. military and delivers a major setback to HIV and LGBTQ+ advocates, ... View article...

Single Immunization Produces Broad HIV Neutralization in Mouse Model, Pointing to ...

South Africa Time — Wednesday, February 18, 2026

... HIV strains, thereby offering a potential path toward simpler HIV vaccine regimens. Developing an effective HIV vaccine has proven exceptionally ... View article...

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South Africa Time — Thursday, February 19, 2026

She analyzed anew the issues presented and came to the same conclusion: that refusing to enlist asymptomatic HIV -positive individuals was not a ... View article...

Exposing a hidden anchor for HIV replication

South Africa Time — Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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UAB leads study to mitigate the medication adherence barriers in those living with HIV

South Africa Time — Thursday, February 19, 2026

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South Africa Time — Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Exposing a hidden anchor for HIV replication

South Africa Time — Thursday, February 19, 2026

The tiny shell protecting the HIV virus resembles a slightly rounded ice cream cone, but there is nothing sweet about it. View article...

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