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Bangkok International Symposium on HIV Medicine 2021
2021 14 Jan
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Zoom on: Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen
2019 22 Aug
Dr Jannicke Mellin-Olsen was the first female doctor in Norway to complete her (voluntary) military services, serving for the UNIFIL Forces in South Lebanon and has worked for the Red Cross in several counties. For ten years, she was the medical director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for MedAire , Inc., and got involved in patient safety... Read more
IAS 2019 - 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science
2019 21 Jul
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4th Dubai International Conference on Infectious Diseases and Vaccination (DICID)
2019 25 Apr
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Study examines HIV patients with cardiovascular risk
2018 31 Jan
A November 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association highlights a lack of needed preventive care for HIV-positive patients at risk for heart disease and stroke. In particular, the study found that patients living with HIV were much less likely to have a doctor prescribe aspirin or cholesterol-lowering medications than... Read more
MRI Scans Can Help Spot HIV in the Brain
2017 13 Mar
Changes in the brain's white matter – as seen in MRI scans – could indicate that HIV is persisting in the brain despite effective drug treatment, according to a UCL-led study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Currently, clinicians have to perform a lumbar puncture to confirm if HIV infection has spread to the brain. The procedure involves... Read more