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Antiretroviral therapy

A county map shows rates of HIV in Mecklenburg County, but gives no indication of who may be using PrEP

Zero new HIV cases: the goal for Mecklenburg County

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Zero new HIV cases: the goal for Mecklenburg County - North Carolina Health News

Mecklenburg County, with one of the highest rates of HIV in the nation, is fighting the HIV epidemic with a community plan of action.

By Yen Duong Although antiretroviral drugs mean that HIV is no longer the ‘death sentence’ it was in the 1980s, the epidemic is not over yet, as 30-year old Charlottean Colin Jack knows well. “One of my best friends died at 28, two months after his birthday,” Jack said. “I wouldn’t have thought that would […]

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Advances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients

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Advances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients - North Carolina Health News

In the past, giving an organ infected with hepatitis C to a transplant patient would have been unheard of. Not any more.

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of her mother and brother, Anne Rupp went on dialysis in May 2016, spending three hours a day, three times a week undergoing the blood-cleaning procedure. She hated it. Rupp, who had polycystic kidney disease, joined more […]

Parallel Epidemics: Living with HIV and a Criminal Record

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Parallel Epidemics: Living with HIV and a Criminal Record - North Carolina Health News

People who are HIV positive and who have been in prison face challenges accessing services. By Hyun Namkoong Graham Cotton smokes a rolled cigarette in the backyard of his home, which still bears the scorch marks from a kitchen fire in November. Bags of clothes, old mattresses and assorted items lay discarded in the yard […]

Electron microscope image of HIV virions.

HIV Work Leads Local Researchers ‘Tantalizingly’ Close to Breakthroughs

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HIV Work Leads Local Researchers ‘Tantalizingly’ Close to Breakthroughs - North Carolina Health News

The Triangle has been a powerhouse for HIV research, a trend that shows no sign of abating. By Stephanie Soucheray If the first month of the new year is any indication, 2014 will be a big year for HIV research in the Triangle. For the last three decades, Duke University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel […]

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