Union Cabinet approves amendments to HIV/AIDS Bill
The amendments seek to protect those living with HIV/AIDS from discrimination
Health in news on June 8
Here's a round-up of today's news reports and debates in health
Developed, urbanised districts have high HIV prevalence: Study
The research finds that there’s high prevalence of HIV in 63 districts in south and north-east regions of the country
Manipur: the bejewelled land shrouded in conflicts, resource scarcity
Sense of deprivation, lack of basic necessities and fear of falling out of government's favour perpetuate ethnic clashes
Ensuring home for those abandoned with HIV: Meet Noori Amma
A transgender woman diagnosed with HIV in 1987 has run a home for children living with the disease for nearly two decades now
Being gay in India no longer a crime
Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court repeals Victorian Era law criminalising gay sex
38 years on, AIDS now a successful public health story
The convergence of multiple factors have ensured that almost four decades since the epidemic broke in the US there are now several ways of …
NITI Aayog’s Health Index: Kerala on top; Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh among worst performers
However, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are among the states that have shown progress in overall health outcomes
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Father of South Africa’s ‘rainbow nation’
Archbishop Tutu didn’t stop his fight for human rights once apartheid came to a formal end in 1994. He continued to speak critically …
Will gene editing provide succour to HIV patients?
There are plenty of problems with the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) used to treat HIV/AIDS patients
Three decades on, stigma still stymies HIV prevention and treatment
Unless stigma is addressed, the aim of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is unlikely to become a reality
Gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes: study
Friendly gut bacteria from individuals who had not consumed antibiotics for past 6 months harbored resistance against multiple antimicrobials,…
Every year 2,000 people are transfused with HIV-infected blood
While there are stringent laws to regulate blood banks, such incidents are still happening
Health interventions can help reduce burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
The challenges to NTD elimination in Africa are multifaceted, but political commitments and the financial support is enabling the continent to …
South Africa faces highest risk of deaths from non-communicable diseases
South Africans are more likely to die from NCDs even though the country is threatened by a prolific HIV epidemic
HIV-associated tuberculosis on the rise: India TB Report
Pediatric and drug-resistant TB major concerns for India
NACO says HIV/AIDS under control, but numbers and experts disagree
While the data released today shows that new infections have reduced by 80%, an expert says medicine stock-outs are a common sight
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Sugar industry sees red over FSSAI's draft regulations, HC slams government hospital for discrimination of HIV patient
Why a one-size-fits-all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences
We are putting in place measures that will lead to malnutrition and starvation for millions of people, and for these horrors, children and …
New vaccine could end three-decade-long wait for an effective prevention of HIV
Clinical trial of the vaccine has kicked off in South Africa where 1,000 people are infected with HIV every day
Highlights of 2016 International AIDS Conference in South Africa
South Africa has the highest infection rate in the world with about seven million affected
Look back at the decade: Generic drugs
Fifteen years after it rose and went limp, the biotech sector saw a bull run of sorts
Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals
A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost
New estimates show 14.8 million children globally are HIV-exposed but uninfected
While many children who are HIV-exposed and also HIV-uninfected are growing and developing well, some face greater risks
In a first, immunotherapy that pulls HIV virus out of hiding to kill it
Latest findings offer relief to HIV-positive patients taking medicines daily