The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on May 11, 2023, that it has officially dropped restrictions that prohibit gay and bisexual men from donating blood under many circumstances on…
Tag: HIV & AIDS
One step closer to eliminating latency, the real challenge in combating HIV
Graphical abstract of Shclafen 12 activity. Credit: Pompeu Fabra University An international study led by MELIS-UPF researchers from the Infection Biology and Molecular Virology laboratories has identified and characterized Schlafen…
New research reveals challenges faced by mothers living with HIV in Indonesia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Living with HIV is certainly a very big deal. It has detrimental mental health impacts on people. Such impacts are even worse for mothers living with…
Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new – the agency’s history shows what’s at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
Political pressure is nothing new for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency has frequently come under fire for its drug approval decisions, but attacks on its decision-making process…
Higher rates of HIV diagnoses found among mental health service users
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research has found HIV is 2.5 times more frequent in people who use mental health services than the general population in South London. The paper…
