Virus evolution could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine – but this can be stopped
As viruses are transmitted from person to person they are constantly mutating and replicating. Could the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolve to evade the new vaccines that have just been developed?
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~8 min
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How do pandemics end? History suggests diseases fade but are almost never truly gone
As ready as you are to be done with COVID-19, it's not going anywhere soon. A historian of disease describes how once a pathogen emerges, it's usually here to stay.
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~9 min
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Berlin patient: First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies
Mr Brown, known as the Berlin patient, was cured after a bone marrow transplant to treat leukaemia.
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~4 min
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HIV may not raise risk of cavities in children
A weakend immune system, not HIV itself, may explain why children with HIV have a higher risk of cavities.
July 21, 2020 • ~4 min
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5 lessons for COVID-19 from the fight against HIV
The HIV pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic are similar in key ways. Both exposed inequalities, became politicized, and require nuanced messaging.
June 29, 2020 • ~9 min
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New type of HIV vaccine works in monkeys
A new HIV vaccine shows promise in monkeys for longer-term protection. The work could also help in finding a coronavirus vaccine.
May 13, 2020 • ~8 min
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So can gay men donate blood now? It’s complicated
Revised blood donation restrictions for men who have sex with men have summoned calls for a permanent lifting of the rules. An expert weighs in.
May 6, 2020 • ~9 min
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Just as in coronavirus, young people are key to stopping tuberculosis
Today is World TB Day. With attention turned toward coronavirus, it might seem too much to think about. But there's a lot to consider about the role of young people in stopping both diseases.
March 24, 2020 • ~7 min
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Just as in coronavirus, young people are key in stopping tuberculosis
Today is World TB Day. With attention turned toward coronavirus, it might seem too much to think about. But there's a lot to consider about the role of young people in stopping both diseases.
March 24, 2020 • ~7 min
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