AIDS

• How one U of R researcher developed new therapy to help Indigenous people living with HIV

  AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan said more than 2,500 people are living with HIV in the province and that number increasing at a rate four times the national average.

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  Aug 27
  
• Possible HIV cure 1 step closer to human trials: Ontario researchers

  One of the takeaways from the research is the ability to reawaken the latent HIV that hides in the immune cells of people who have been adhering to other treatment for many years.

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  Mar 27
  
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• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, Dec. 1

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Friday, Dec. 1.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2023
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• Do you know your HIV status? You can now test yourself at home

  Knowing your HIV status just got easier, with the launch of the free HIV self-test kit. The kit is distributed through CATIE- Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information.

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  Sep 15, 2023
• Gene discovery by Canadian researchers ‘major breakthrough’ in HIV research: PHAC

  PHAC researchers and partners found the genetic variants that impact a human gene called CHD1L, which restricts HIV replication. It's a major breakthrough in HIV research.

  Health

  Aug 2, 2023
• Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina unveils cross-Canada quilt

  More than 300 grandmothers crafted and contributed pieces to The Grandmothers Campaign Cross-Canada Quilt which was unveiled Saturday by Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers in Regina.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2023
• AIDS Vancouver launches campaign to have injectable HIV treatment covered in B.C.

  AIDS Vancouver has launched a campaign – asking the B.C. government to approve an alternative.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2023
• 3rd-ever person declared cured of HIV following stem cell treatment 

  The man was declared cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after his bone marrow cells were replaced with HIV-resistant stem cells from a donor.

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  Feb 21, 2023
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• J&J scraps HIV vaccine trial: ‘Not the outcome we had hoped for’

  The trial involved administering two different types of a shot, which uses a cold-causing virus to deliver the genetic code of HIV, spread over four vaccination visits in a year.

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  Jan 18, 2023
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• New project brings HIV, hep C and syphilis testing to pharmacies in N.S.

  It's estimated that about 10 per cent of people with HIV don't know they have it. Meanwhile, 40 per cent of those with hep C are unaware.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022