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Positively Positive - Living with HIV/AIDS:
HIV/AIDS News Archive - April 2020
An American Take on ACT UP Montreal
April 22, 2020 - by AIDS Activist History - American activist, artist, and performer Blane Charles came to Montreal as part of the ACT UP/New York contingent at the V International AIDS Conference taking place at the Palais des Congrès during the summer of 1989. By 1990 Charles was living full-time in Montreal and was a founding member of ACT UP/Montreal.
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Introducing Vivent Health
Apr 15,2020 - Check out the Vivent Health mission in action, and learn more about what we stand for.
AIDS Research and Human RetrovirusesVol. 36, No. 4CommentaryFree Access
The London Patient
April 09, 2020 - Timothy Ray Brown - It is difficult to explain the solitude associated with being the only person ever cured of HIV. Although I have many friends and an amazing partner, being the only example that HIV can be cured can make you feel just a little isolated and alone. That all changed with the announcement last year that others may have also been cured of HIV. Like my previous commentaries, I provide some insights into how being cured of HIV impacts my life.1–3 The focus of this article will be my experiences around learning of the existence of a second person most likely cured of HIV, my contact with this person and the significance of at least one further similar patient, and hopefully more cures of HIV using very similar methods.
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UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of pioneering HIV scientist and researcher Gita Ramjee
GENEVA, 2 April 2020 - UNAIDS is shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Gita Ramjee, who died of COVID-19 related complications on 31 March 2020. Her death is an immense loss to the HIV prevention research community. UNAIDS offers its full support to all efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and prevent more loss of life.
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