This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In coming days, the Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize new COVID-19 vaccines based on applications submitted by two companies. These authorizations have happened very fast in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced much of the US to lock down in the spring of 2020, officials and experts worried the necessary social distancing measures would make another public health crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since 2013, global efforts have been made to gain control over the AIDS epidemic by 2020 through UNAIDS’ 90-90-90 targets. The focus has been to have 90% of all people living with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A little more than a month after World AIDS Day 2019, COVID-19 started to impact our HIV programs in Asia as countries like Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam began quarantine. Community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In February of 2017, 64 healthy adult Kenyans checked into a university residence in the coastal town of Kilifi. After a battery of medical tests, they proceeded, one by one,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study of more than 5,000 patients in Houston,…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A report at Grantmakers in Aging complies a collaborative section-by-section approach to improving policymaking and understanding surrounding HIV and aging care. • How do HIV and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Having a range of Covid-19 vaccines available for people to use around the world will be essential to bringing the pandemic under control. Here’s why. The preliminary data shared by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us time and again how essential effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) management can be in preventing the spread of disease. When communities have access to safe…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Moderna Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more stable than expected at temperatures that ordinary refrigerators can provide and can be distributed using existing cold-chain shipping and storage infrastructure. That opens the door…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The biotechnology company Moderna announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective at preventing infection, based on early data. The results are “very impressive,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This research could help drug developers identify who might potentially benefit from a future Alzheimer’s treatment before symptoms of cognitive decline start to arise. Both of Andrew Kiselica’s grandfathers developed…