The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
Category: Disease Rates
‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa.
Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo
Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country.
Ebola Outbreak Is Declared in Kasai Province of Congo
Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country.
Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention
The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.
Mpox Surges in Sierra Leone
West African nations are struggling to track and treat infections, and experts warn the outbreak is rapidly spreading, while the United States is cutting global vaccination efforts.
Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs
The spending proposal terminates support of health programs that, according to the proposal, “do not make Americans safer.”
