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Most People With HIV Respond Well to COVID Vaccines
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Two Viruses, One Lifetime: How HIV Prepared Me for COVID-19
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Scientists Identify Characteristics to Better Define Long COVID

Using machine learning, researchers find patterns in electronic health record data to better identify those likely to have the condition.

Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?

Approximately 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot.
Adam Castillejo

Life After HIV

Adam Castillejo, aka the London Patient, continues to advocate for a widely applicable HIV cure.

Are Home Tests the Wave of the Future?

In the midst of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tried a similar approach for HIV testing.
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Back on the Scene

The always-resilient HIV community will face head-on whatever future challenges come its way.

Tool Time!

Creating a virtual tool kit for long-term survivors
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Intranasal Proteins Could Protect Against COVID-19 Variants

With further testing, the antiviral proteins might be used as a nasal spray to prevent or treat COVID-19.

Still Few Answers as Kids Hepatitis Outbreak Spreads

Nearly 200 cases of pediatric hepatitis have now been reported in more than a dozen countries and several states.

Experts Recommend Fifth COVID-19 Vaccination for Immunocompromised People

National Comprehensive Cancer Network encourages second mRNA booster shot and offers COVID PrEP advice for people with cancer.

Judge’s Ruling on Mask Mandate Highlights the Limits of CDC’s Power

A federal court judge in Florida said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had overstepped its authority.
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Nasal Antiviral Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Mice

Antiviral drugs that target host cells may work against many existing and future variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Is It Really Possible to End HIV? An Australian State Nears That Goal

New South Wales, the Australian state whose capital is Sydney, nears the target of eliminating HIV—and it might do so by 2025.

New Laws Let Visitors See Loved Ones in Health Care Facilities, Even in a COVID Outbreak

New laws make it easier for people to see their loved ones in health care facilities during the pandemic.

A Majority of People With HIV Have Asymptomatic COVID

The proportion without symptoms was higher than previously seen in many studies of both people with HIV and the general population.

How the Test-to-Treat Pillar of the U.S. COVID Strategy Is Failing Patients

Paxlovid and molnupiravir can reduce the risk of severe COVID-19, but they must be started within five days of symptom onset.

Coming Out Again, But This Time As Nonbinary

I’ve come out multiple times in my life, and this time I’ve come out as nonbinary.
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