Daily Archives: October 4, 2013

IDWeek: Much to do to “turn off the tap” of HIV transmission

By Rabita Aziz on October 4, 2013.

Science Speaks is live-blogging from IDWEEK 2013. Meeting in San Francisco from Oct. 2-6, with the theme “Advancing Science, Improving Care,” the conference features breaking scientific advances and approaches in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV and TB. Although HIV transmission rates have declined over the past decade, “we still have much […]

IDWeek: What’s Up with TB Vaccines?

By Christine Lubinski on October 4, 2013.

Science Speaks is live-blogging from IDWEEK 2013. Meeting in San Francisco from Oct. 2-6, with the theme “Advancing Science, Improving Care,” the conference features breaking scientific advances and approaches in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of infectious diseases, including HIV and TB. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif — Willem Hanekom from the University of Cape Town updated IDWeek […]

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U.S. drug costs lead to lapsed treatment adherence, less viral suppression, more ER, hospital visits for people with HIV, study finds

From 2016 to 2017, 14% of people living with HIV in the United States did something to save money on the out-of-pocket costs of their prescription […]