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HIV

Policywise 

Infant feeding for parents with HIV: a decision at the intersection of reproductive justice, ethics and medicine

January 13, 2023January 11, 2023Breastfeeding, Breastmilk, Chestfeeding, Formula, HIV, Infant feeding, Parent

Parenting is hard. Making any parenting decision is especially hard in our current world with opinions from every side: family, friends, medical providers, even opinions

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Momentum 

Injectable PrEP, a new tool in sexual health toolbox

May 9, 2022HIV, PrEP, sexual health

Dr. Shital Patel talks about an injectable option for PrEP, the pre-exposure prophylaxis against contracting HIV.

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Policywise 

Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic

June 28, 2021June 25, 2021AIDS, Education, HIV, Houston, South

A deeper dive into how the Houston AIDS Education and Training Center is building a community to treat and prevent HIV.

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From The Labs 

Glutathione precursor GlyNAC reverses premature aging in people with HIV

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020Aging, glutathione, GlyNAC, HIV, Research

Twenty years of research support the role of antioxidant glutathione in reversing premature aging in people with HIV.

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From The Labs 

Nutritional deficiencies, HIV and DTG brew a ‘perfect storm.’ The good news? There is a simple solution.

August 6, 2019December 2, 2021AIDS, doluteglavir, folate, folic acid, HIV, neural tube defects, Research

A preferred medication for treating HIV infection has been recently linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among

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Policywise 

Do new well-intentioned guidelines advance the stigma of HIV?

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, HIV, Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, PrEP, Sophia Fantus, Stigma

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP, is a daily pill that HIV-negative individuals may take to lower their chances of acquiring HIV. If taken as

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From The Labs 

The genetic diversity in Africa is greater than in any other region in the world

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018Batswana, genetic diversity in Africa, HIV, Research

Looking at a subset of HIV-positive children from Botswana, an international team of researchers, co-led by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, characterized the genetic

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From The Labs 

Uncovering the secrets of the sooty mangabey’s resistance to SIV

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018AIDS, AIDS resistance, Genome Sequencing, HIV, SIV, sooty mangabey

Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in macaques behaves in a similar way as infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans, progressing into acquired immunodeficiency

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Policywise 

When breastfeeding isn’t best

April 28, 2017April 27, 2017AIDS, Baby, Breastfeeding, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cultural Norms, Dr. Janet Malek, ethics, HIV, medical ethics, Values

The joy of a new baby brings new challenges, not the least of which is breastfeeding. These challenges are compounded when the mother is also

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Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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