All Posts: HIV

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Georgetown International Health Professor to Serve as UNAIDS Special Advisor to Executive Director

September 1, 2021

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Immune-Compromised People with HIV, APOE4 Gene May Have a Compounded Risk for Alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON (February 22, 2021) — People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have a history of severe immunosuppression and at least one copy of the…

February 22, 2021

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Researchers Find Diverse Supportive Partnerships Among Older Gay Men With and Without HIV

WASHINGTON (February 17, 2021) — Recent data reveals that gay men living with HIV report having supportive relationships with family, friends or in informal relationships…

February 17, 2021

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HIV Policies In Most Countries Are Not Aligned With International Standards, Undermining Progress Against AIDS, New Report Shows

November 30, 2020

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Georgetown Global Health Experts Apply Past Lessons to COVID-19

(April 21, 2020) — As COVID-19 cases continue to spread around the globe, there is still much to be understood: how long drastic “social distancing” measures will be…

April 21, 2020

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Cura Personalis Award Recipient: HIV/AIDS Epidemic Taught Me to be a Better Person

(November 27, 2019) — When Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, reflects on her graduation day from medical school at Cairo University many years ago, she admits that her perception…

November 27, 2019

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Colloquium Panelists Discuss Next Steps Toward Ending HIV Epidemic

(November 26, 2019) — While remarkable strides have been made towards ending the HIV epidemic, an incredible amount of work remains, panelists agreed at the Colloquium on HIV…

November 26, 2019

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Georgetown HIV Expert Co-Authors Report on HIV in America

(October 3, 2019) — In his 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump announced a new federal commitment to ending the HIV epidemic in 10 years.  For infectious disease…

October 3, 2019

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Studying Barriers to Health Care to Help Women with HIV

(June 12, 2019) — Seble G. Kassaye, MD, MS, can’t help but see parallels between HIV-positive African American women in the DC area and conditions surrounding rising rates of…

June 13, 2019

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For Many HIV+ Women, Daily Survival Takes Precedence Over Viral Suppression

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (May 17, 2019) — According to scientists who study women infected with HIV, statistics often paint an impressionist…

May 17, 2019