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A study of more than 50 babies through age 2 in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence that giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within the first days — rather than within weeks or months

Giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within 48 hours of life -- rather than within weeks or months -- can safely suppress amounts of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels, revealed a study of more than 50 babies in 11 ...

Giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within 48 hours of life rather than within weeks or months

An unexpectedly high percentage of children, who were born with HIV and started treatment within 48 hours of life, exhibit biomarkers by 2 years of age that may make them eligible to test for medication-free remission, according to a multinational study published in Lancet HIV.

<p>A study of more than 50 babies through 2 yeard old in Africa, Asia, North America and South America has added substantially to evidence that giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to newborns with HIV within the first days — rather than within weeks or months — of life can safely suppress amounts of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels. Findings of the study, which was co-led by <a href="https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns-hopkins-childrens-center&...

Since the Mississippi baby captured the imagination of scientists, researchers have been looking for a way to replicate that treatment-free remission. Should preemptive HIV ART apply to infants too?

Marijuana use among individuals who are pregnant or postpartum and living with HIV increased from 2007 to 2019, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Network Open.

March 4, 2021 3:00 PM by FCNP.com By Ari Autor SENIOR JACK LINDLY leads off as the Mustangs boys’ first swimmer in the 200 yard freestyle relay, which resulted in a fourth place finish for the Mustangs. (Photo: Courtesy Ari Autor) Capping an unusual season, the Mustang Boys and Girls Swim Teams traveled to Christiansburg last week to compete in the Class 3 Swimming State Championship. The championship wrapped up an abridged varsity swim experie...