Today a powerful statement was issued by the Foundation created to carry on the legacy of Representative Tom Lantos, the US legislator and Holocaust survivor who, before he passed away, played a leading role in reauthorizing PEPFAR. The Lantos Foundation is chaired by Lantos’ widow, Annette Lantos. Read the full statement. An excerpt: “Before he died, [Tom […]
As we head into the International Aids Conference next week, here are a few stories and posts to get your wheels turning. Stay tuned for live blogging from the Conference. News came this week of an antibody that can kill 91% of strains of HIV, bringing hope for an effective vaccine against the virus. A […]
Wearing an AIDS red ribbon on this lapel, Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, a special advisor to the White House on health policy, participated in a panel discussion this morning during an IAS 2010 pre-meeting entitled “Bridging the Divide – Inter-Disciplinary Partnerships for HIV and Health Systems Strengthening.” “This is a challenge to everyone — Partially to […]
Eric Goosby, MD, head of the U.S. government Office for Global AIDS, posted a blog on July 13 that outlines his recent trip to Uganda and highlights actions underway to ensure that treatment scale-up continues in that African nation. The blog post and its outlined actions would appear to be a response to concerns raised […]
The 2010 International AIDS Conference starts on Sunday. Ken Mayer, MD, is on his way to Vienna to participate, and ScienceSpeaks interviewed him briefly about what studies he anticipates regarding prevention as treatment and other topics at the conference. Kenneth H. Mayer, MD is a Professor of Medicine & Community Health at Brown University and […]
HIV
Thirty years ago this week Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, named for the young man who stood up to stigma and […]
Tuberculosis
In the six weeks before South Africa responded its first diagnoses of COVID-19 with the start of physical distancing measures, more than 47,000 people on average […]
Research & Development
With 2018 data showing highest incidence acute flaccid myelitis since monitoring began, officials say awareness, recognition of rare life threatening condition will be crucial to early […]
Policy
By Karen Carvajal, M.D. Over the course of human history we have come a long way in our fight against the threat of infectious diseases and, […]