Hiv Treatment
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How empathy can improve care for HIV patients and reduce the stigma
In addition to medical treatment, patients need support and compassion to help them believe that they can lead a happy life.
Purnima Jain
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Act against officials for not ensuring supply of drugs for HIV treatment, NGO urges Manipur HC
The court had in 2019 told the Centre and the Manipur government to provide medicines and treatment in an affordable and efficient manner to HIV patients.
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HIV patients protest about shortages of life-saving drugs outside NACO office in Delhi
The patients blamed the government for the delay in procurement of the medicines, and said that access to treatment was their right.
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Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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‘Playing with the lives of HIV patients’: Drug shortages force many to change medication regime
Taking available medicines instead of what has been prescribed could lead to drug resistance and even death.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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‘This is hell,’ say HIV patients as government body stops supply of life-saving drug
The National AIDS Control Organisation has passed the buck to state governments, many of which are unable to procure Dolutegravir and other crucial drugs.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Researchers eliminate HIV from DNA of infected mice for the first time
The researchers used a combination of CRISPR technology and a LASER ART that led to the elimination of the cells.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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A cure for HIV? It’s feasible, but still some time away
Headlines around the world declared that a second person was cured of their HIV. But while the results are encouraging, we're a long way from a cure.
Allison Webel, The Conversation
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London patient ‘functionally cured’ of HIV after he has been in remission for over a year
The ‘London patient’ is the second case of a person cleared of HIV after undergoing a bone marrow transplant.
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India wants to tackle AIDS by screening high-risk people at their doorsteps
But activists say lack of skilled manpower will scuttle the ambitious plan to detect hidden HIV cases.
Priyanka Vora
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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India produces 80% of drugs used to fight AIDS, JP Nadda tells UN
The health minister was addressing a General Assembly meeting on HIV/AIDS.
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Acute shortage of HIV drugs hits patients in five states
Study finds that many patients are returning empty-handed even after several visits to the clinic.
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