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For children born with HIV, adhering to medication gets harder with age
For immediate release: July 31, 2019 Boston, MA – Children born with HIV in the U.S. were less likely to adhere to their medications as they aged from preadolescence to adolescence and into young adulthood, according to a…
Frontlines - Spring 2019
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Transforming America's 'sick care' system
Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams discusses the need to shift America’s health care system to a prevention model, strategies for addressing complex health challenges, and how being a nurse has shaped her career.
HIV medication poses prescribing dilemma in poor countries
The recent discovery that an anti-HIV medication called dolutegravir can cause birth defects among pregnant women poses ethical challenges for doctors and patients in low-resource settings, according to reports. An April 19, 2019 NPR article examined the dilemma…
How can HIV transmission be halted in the U.S.? Here are some ways.
A newly announced U.S. commitment to end the spread of HIV in the U.S. by the year 2030 is achievable, thanks to prevention and treatment tools widely available today, according to a JAMA viewpoint article co-authored by Ashish…
Health effects of inequality
Mary Bassett became director of the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights and François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights on September 1. She previously served as commissioner of the New…
Acknowledging gains, challenges in global health
Great strides have been made in global health in recent years, yet there’s plenty more work to be done, according to experts. A February 4, 2019 article in the New York Times, co-authored by Harvard T.H. Chan School…
HIV antiretrovirals have varying cardiac effects on infected children
Early in the HIV/AIDS epidemic, children born with the virus often suffered from severe cardiac-related conditions. These conditions have largely been alleviated by current antiretroviral treatment combinations, but some risks remain.
Preparing for future pandemics by learning from the past
October 3, 2018—In past pandemics, infrastructure failures and problematic language in the media have undercut efforts to contain disease, according to Harvard’s Allan Brandt. Brandt, professor of the history of science and Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the…
HIV rates among circumcised men in South Africa higher than expected
A new study co-led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers found surprisingly high HIV rates among older Mpumalanga men in South Africa who had undergone medical circumcision. The study surveyed 2,345 Mpumalanga men over the…