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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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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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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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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