Tagged: pregnancy

7:04am

Sat March 9, 2013
Health

HIV screening crucial for pregnant women

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The reported cure of a baby girl born with HIV in Mississippi has sparked excitement in the medical community. Doctors say the apparent disappearance of her infection is due to very early treatment of the infant with standard drug therapies. They say the case is a proof of concept that HIV infection could potentially be curable in infants.

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