Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter During Pandemic

Strides Against HIV/AIDS Falter During Pandemic

By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (Kaiser News) — Facing a yearlong siege from the coronavirus, the defenses in another, older war are faltering. For the last two decades, HIV/AIDS has been held at bay by potent antiviral drugs, aggressive testing and inventive public education campaigns. But the COVID-19 pandemic … Read more

Specialist ‘long Covid’ clinics to be set up

Specialist ‘long Covid’ clinics to be set up

Image copyright Getty Images People with “long Covid” symptoms will be offered specialist help at clinics across England, the head of NHS England has announced. Sir Simon Stevens said there were “tens of thousands, probably hundreds of thousands” of patients affected. People with relatively mild coronavirus infections as well as those who have been treated … Read more