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World AIDS Day: HIV activists hopeful for end to backsliding on infections, stigma – National

HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. “It’s clear to us that this government is seized of the issue, but the truth of the matter is, no movement is happening quickly enough for people …

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Viral infections, genetic factors may be linked to mystery hepatitis in kids, studies suggest

As scientists around the world are racing to understand what caused a spate of so-far unexplained cases of hepatitis in children — including some who needed liver transplants — two new U.K. studies are offering fresh clues. In both papers, an unusual virus called adeno-associated virus-2 (AAV2) is implicated as …

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Covid infections raise risk of heart conditions up to a year later | Health News

Covid infections raise risk of heart conditions up to a year later | Health News

New York: People, who have had COVID-19, are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications within the first month to a year after infection, report a study. The researchers showed that Covid amplified the risk of heart disease among people who were clearly at risk for a heart condition before …

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U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen, Health News, ET HealthWorld

U.S. COVID-19 tests again in short supply as infections soar, schools reopen, Health News, ET HealthWorld

U.S. companies are scrambling to boost production of coronavirus tests increasingly in short supply as COVID-19 cases soar and schools and employers revive surveillance programs that will require tens of millions of tests, according to industry executives and state health officials. Test manufacturers including Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson and Co, …

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