Although taxpayer money now funds the bulk of South Africa's HIV programme, getting to the point where we have the largest HIV treatment programme in the world, would not have been possible without ...

Viral infections trigger inflammation that raises heart disease risk, study finds. Vaccination against COVID, flu and ...

Overall, tailoring an HIV treatment regimen to individuals’ clinical and social context can help mitigate the persistent barriers to care access. Switching treatment is not just a clinical decision ...

In the largest synthesis to date, researchers reviewed 155 studies linking viral infections, including influenza, SARS-CoV-2, ...

COVID triples the risk of a heart attack, researchers say, while flu quadruples the risk. Shingles, HIV, and hepatitis C ...

We often encounter patients taking multiple medications, which complicates choosing safe and effective antimicrobial ...

The risk of a heart attack triples within the first few weeks after a COVID infection, the study suggested, and quadruples in ...

A new evidence review found patients infected with influenza or COVID-19 are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke or ...

In the weeks following a bout of influenza or COVID, the risk of heart attack or stroke may rise dramatically, and chronic infections such as HIV may increase the long-term risk of serious ...

Researchers also found that vaccination for flu, COVID and shingles might reduce heart attacks and strokes. For example, a ...