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The Latest HIV Cure Is the First of Its Kind

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 15:12

Doctors say they’ve likely cured yet another person of HIV using a specialized form of stem cell transplant. The patient has remained HIV-free for six years and is the first known woman to have successfully undergone the procedure. The doctors used a novel technique that transplanted stem cells from a relative and a…

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U.S. Man's Death Suggests Deadly Tick Virus Is Spreading to New Regions

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 15:55

Gizmodo

A rare but sometimes fatal tickborne infection may be expanding its range in the U.S., local and federal health officials warn in a report this week. They say that a case of Heartland virus led to a man’s death in 2021. The infection is thought to have been caught in either Virginia or Maryland—a region of the…

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