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New Test Raises Hopes in Global HIV/AIDS Fight
August 7th, 2012 
Betsy McKay A new test to measure the rate of HIV infection in populations is raising hopes among health officials that they’ll be able to figure out more quickly and cheaply which methods work best to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
New Test Raises Hopes in Global HIV/AIDS Fight
August 7th, 2012 Betsy McKay A new test to measure the rate of HIV infection in populations is raising hopes among health officials that they’ll be able to figure out more quickly and cheaply which methods work best to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
New Test Raises Hopes in Global HIV/AIDS Fight
August 7th, 2012 Betsy McKay A new test to measure the rate of HIV infection in populations is raising hopes among health officials that they’ll be able to figure out more quickly and cheaply which methods work best to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
New Test Raises Hopes in Global HIV/AIDS Fight
August 7th, 2012 Betsy McKay A new test to measure the rate of HIV infection in populations is raising hopes among health officials that they’ll be able to figure out more quickly and cheaply which methods work best to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.
A.M. Vitals: Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Kills 14
July 30th, 2012 Amy Dockser Marcus Ebola outbreak, challenges with treating HIV patients, health insurance law implementation issues
Most HIV-Positive Americans Lack Regular Care
July 28th, 2012 Betsy McKay More than half of the people diagnosed with the HIV virus in the U.S. aren’t getting treatment for their infection, the U.S government said today.
New Urgency, Momentum in Search for AIDS Cure
July 28th, 2012 Betsy McKay At the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington this week, public-health leaders and scientists explored potential ways to finally cure the disease — as urgently as possible.
A.M. Vitals: Guidance on Potent Painkiller Use Needed From FDA
July 26th, 2012 Shirley S. Wang Here’s what’s making health news this morning:
Group Asks FDA to Provide Clearer Painkiller Guidelines (WSJ): Health officials and pain experts are asking the FDA for guidelines about the use of powerful, long-acting painkillers, which might lead to …
AIDS Activists March in D.C.
July 25th, 2012 WSJ Staff Five groups of protesters made their way from the big XIX International AIDS Conference to the White House today.