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Survivors of one pandemic now brace for a new one When Larry Pike came down with a cough and a mild fever in early March, the 76-year-old was concerned. COVID-19 was in the news. “I am up in that age range where they say you really have to be careful,” said Pike, a retired Seattle Chamber of Commerce manager. He…

MASS is committed to sustaining and improving the health of our communities.   This enduring value guides us as we face the difficult challenge of responding to the Coronavirus (COVID_19), which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on Wednesday.   We are in unprecedented times.  With the ongoing spread of COVID_19 and the incredible speed at which things are changing around…

As more data surfaces regarding COVID-19, the potentially fatal respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, HIV specialists offer advice tailored to the HIV population. AIDSinfo, a federal clearinghouse of HIV-related information, published “Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV” on March 20. It’s available online for free and offers general advice to all people living with HIV, guidance…

Researchers in the United Kingdom have confirmed that a stem cell transplant has cured a second person of HIV. The donor cells used in a stem cell transplant that cured a second man of HIV were from a patient who had a gene defect (called CCR5delta32 mutant) which results in the absence of one of the critical entry gatekeepers that…