Collaborate Disseminate
A large-scale phase 2b/3 trial testing the efficacy of a novel drug designed to prevent HIV infection has been cut short due to a combination of positive early data and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim analysis of the drug sugge… Continue reading Bi-monthly injection prevents HIV infection, early trial data suggests
In the two months since the harsh realities of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 have come into sharp focus, Americans have become increasingly familiar with a man who has been quietly serving the people since the days when Ronald Reagan was up for re-election. For many, Dr. Anthony Fauci is the national …read more
Continue reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, Infectious Disease Slayer
It was early 1983 and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi of the prestigious Pasteur Institute in Paris was busy at the centrifuge trying to detect the presence of a retrovirus. The sample in the centrifuge came from an AIDS patient, though the disease wasn’t called AIDS yet.
Just two years earlier in the US, a cluster of young men had been reported as suffering from unusual infections and forms of cancer normally experienced by the very old or by people using drugs designed to suppress the immune system. More cases were reported and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formed a …read more
If the story of Gaëtan Dugas as Patient Zero was scientifically inaccurate, why did it persist for so long? Continue reading What Almost Every Outbreak Story Gets Wrong
Early trials showed the vaccine caused an immune response, but whether that’s enough to prevent someone from getting HIV is another question. Continue reading New, Genetically-Modified HIV Vaccine Enters Next Phase of Trials
“In persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, smoking is a scourge.” Continue reading For Those with HIV, Cigarettes Have Become More Dangerous Than the Actual Virus
Catching cancer is extremely rare in the entire animal kingdom, but a few representative cases are enlightening. Continue reading To Understand Contagious Cancer Is to Understand Cancer Itself
A recent trial finds hope for a cloned natural antibody in fighting dormant HIV. Continue reading Promising Antibody Therapy Wakes Up HIV Just To Kill It
A new study finds that Sub-Saharan Africa needs fresh funding sources for HIV treatment and prevention, like yesterday. Continue reading Africa Is About To Fall Off An HIV Cliff