by Susan Keown | Oct 11, 2023 | ScienceWire
Pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection — aka PrEP — is very effective, writes Chris Tachibana (@ChrisTachibana), but only a quarter of eligible Americans take it, and uptake is lower in particular groups. In her piece for the University of Pennsylvania...
by Susan Keown | Oct 5, 2022 | ScienceWire
In her new book, “Hot Spot: How Seattle Became the Place for Infectious Disease Research,” Mary Engel (@Engel140) gives us the backstory for the Emerald City’s influential role in this field of study. Seattle scientists have made a name for themselves in the study of...
by Chris Tachibana | Mar 31, 2019 | ScienceWire
For Pacific NW Magazine, Sandi Doughton looks back at the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s and tells of a memorial to honor the Seattle model of caring for people with the disease. Sandi’s reporting is matched with informative graphics and evocative photos. Together,...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 2, 2017 | ScienceWire
For Science, Kristin Harper (@kristinnharper) outlines the AIDS epidemic in China, which followed a very different pattern than in western countries. In a review of the book HIV/AIDS in China Beyond the Numbers, edited by Zunyou Wu, Kristin describes what other...
by Chris Tachibana | Aug 3, 2013 | ScienceWire
Did you know the Berlin Patient is from Seattle? Mindy Miner adds local color to the story of Timothy Ray Brown, who made global headlines last year when he was cured of HIV after stem cell transplants for leukemia. Brown spoke at a forum in Seattle this summer at...
