Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...

A generation has passed since the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Few people under 30 years old understand what AIDS does to the ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. HIV is a manageable chronic condition. With treatment, people living with HIV can have long and healthy lives.

It was also found that the crossing of acoustic waves creates more than one well. The wells are distributed in a grid pattern ...

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima warned that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu has declared an outbreak of HIV cases in the country. He says between January and September 2024 Fiji recorded 1093 cases. He revealed the figures during the ...

While the medications used in PrEP are also used in HIV treatment, they are not enough to suppress the virus. If PrEP is given to someone who has HIV, the virus may replicate and develop resistance to ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer to developing much-needed medicines.Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent or mitigate infection with the Nipah virus ...