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HIV, Heart Disease and the REPRIEVE Trial
HIV and heart disease, two things we don’t necessarily think of as being intrinsically linked yet this is far from the truth. While in over the last 10 years, we have seen a decline life-threatening, opportunistic infections among treated HIV patients, this does not tell the whole story. In recent years clinicians have seen more…
Coronavirus: the story so far
With more news breaking on the virus situation every day, it is worth taking a moment to step back and consider how we got here. The events leading up to the current moment are summarised here in a timeline showing snapshots of the discovery, spread, and response to 2019-nCoV: The number of reported cases has…
Where did the virus come from (and haven’t we seen this before)?
The animal origin of 2019-nCoV is currently unclear: some early studies suggest a bat origin(1) while others postulate that snakes are the reservoir(2). It is known, however, that the infection likely spread at the Huanan seafood market, a “wet market” where live animals and meat are sold out in the open(3) (similar markets have been…
What is Coronavirus?
Are the end times upon us? Reading the reports from the media, you may be led to believe so: unscrupulous sources depict a dangerous super-plague originating from Wuhan, promising annihilation on a global scale. The true story of this new coronavirus, however, is more complex and (unsurprisingly) less sensational: it is a story of epidemics…
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