HIV
Reaching men through index testing can speed path to first “90” — and epidemic control
To control the global health threat of HIV by 2030, according to UNAIDS, these goals must be reached by 2020: To diagnose 90 percent of all […]
Tuberculosis
Xpert testing to find TB in people with advanced HIV at diagnosis saves lives, study finds
In sub-Saharan Africa where the odds of dying within a year of starting treatment for HIV can still hover close to one-in-10, diagnosing and treating TB […]
Research & Development
STREAM Trial: Nine-month regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis brings “promising cure rates”
A randomized, multi-country clinical trial testing a regimen for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in less than a year against the up to two-year regimen recommended by the […]
Policy
WHO: Measles cases up worldwide from this time last year
With more than 112,000 cases of measles reported by 170 countries so far this year, the world is seeing rising rates of a vaccine-preventable illness over […]