AIDS@40: Stories of hope and heroes
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June 5, 2021, will mark 40 years since Los Angeles physician Dr. Michael Gottlieb and colleagues published the first medical account of what would eventually become known as AIDS. It was a short summary in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s printed weekly newsletter of five cases of pneumonia in gay men, all of whom eventually died. The global story that has unfolded since is an unspeakable tragedy. HIV/AIDS has claimed more than 32.7 million lives, dwarfing the toll of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Food & Drug Administration Grants Priority Review of Maribavir for the Treatment of Post-Transplant Recipients With Cytomegalovirus Infection in Those Resistant and/or Refractory to Prior Anti-CMV Treat
Saturday, May 22, 2021 10:31AM IST (5:01AM GMT)
Osaka, Japan:
− If Approved, Maribavir Will Be the First and Only Treatment Indicated for Post-Transplant Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection in Those That Are Refractory, With or Without Resistance (R/R)
− NDA based on Phase 3 Trial of Maribavir Which Met Its Primary Endpoint of Superiority Compared to Conventional Antiviral Therapies in Transplant Recipients with R/R CMV Infection
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− The U.S. Food & Drug Administration Granted Maribavir Breakthrough Therapy Designation as a Treatment for CMV Infection in Transplant Patients Resistant or Refractory to Prior Therapy
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CDC facing formidable challenges in convincing conservatives to get COVID-19 vaccines
Public health experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are facing challenges even struggling as they try to figure out how to convince hesitant Republicans to take the COVID-19 vaccine, federal officials familiar with the situation told CNN.
“It’s kind of a mess to figure out with this particular audience what resonates with them, because they see vaccines as taking away their freedom,” said one official. “It’s a hard climb for everyone in public health. It’s moving a rock up a mountain.”
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey in April of more than 2,000 people in the US, 42% of Republicans, but only 19% of Democrats, are less than enthusiastic about getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Does everyone with pneumonia get a cough?
No. In fact, people over 65 often have neither a cough nor fever, helping their lung infection to stay under the radar. Experts say a key sign of pneumonia in this age group (and sometimes the only sign) is a sudden change in mental awareness.
How can you tell if an infant has pneumonia?
Babies may have less-typical symptoms of pneumonia. They may vomit or appear restless or listless, with low energy. They may also grunt, have a bluish tone to their skin and lips, or have difficulty eating. Any of these are good reasons to call your pediatrician.