Author Archives: Health

African study confirms dolutegravir for second-line treatment and supports recycling of tenofovir

Dolutegravir or darunavir/ritonavir are equally effective in second-line treatment, even in the presence of high-level resistance to NRTIs included in the regimen, a large randomised study carried out in three African countries has found. Furthermore, tenofovir and lamivudine can be recycled in second-line treatment even in people with high-level resistance to the drugs, without undermining… Read More »

Push Is On for States to Ban Organ Transplant Discrimination

Griffin Dalrymple is an energetic 7-year-old who loves going to school in Eureka, Montana. But two years ago, the boy described by his mother, Jayci, as a “ball of fire” was suddenly knocked back by severe bacterial pneumonia that hospitalized him for two weeks. As her son lay in the intensive care unit with a… Read More »

Do You Grin and Bear It?

By Kelly Harrigan Is this you? When someone is asked to describe you, they say you are an active, happy, outgoing person. Your friends say you’re a great cheerleader and a huge support to them. Co-workers are amazed at how efficient you are at your job. Your house always looks wonderful. Your typical response is… Read More »

Pubs are only dangerous to old and fat people, covid expert says

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Professor Robert Dingwall, from Nottingham Trent University, said the risk in pubs was ‘heavily age loaded’ and focused on ‘specific groups where one can think about specific advice on protection’. Health News | Mail Online