HIV/AIDS
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Research updates, February 24
SARS-C0V-2 reinfections significantly increase the risk of Long COVID in children, a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER study found.
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Research updates, March 18
Last week, researchers met for the Conference for Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco, California. While the conference focuses on HIV and related diseases, it has included research on Long COVID and COVID-19 in recent years due to their impacts on people with HIV. This year, there were at least 24 papers that…
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Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels
Lymphopenia is a health condition in which people have low white blood cell count in their blood. Without these cells, the body is unable to defend itself effectively against pathogens. Lymphopenia is one type of way your body can be immunocompromised; it can be caused by many things, including infections, inherited conditions, autoimmune disorders, and…
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HIV may increase the risk of Long Covid. Why aren’t major advocacy groups addressing it?
Advocates say that the government is not doing enough to support people with Long Covid, nor are most well-funded LGBTQ+ or HIV advocacy groups, even though Long Covid may be burdensome for their communities. Recent studies suggest that HIV may be an increasedrisk factor for Long Covid and that people with HIV have an elevated…
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