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It’s possible to end HIV epidemics among people who inject drugs in low- and middle-income countries

HIV incidence is below 0.1% per year among people who inject drugs in a large Vietnamese city, Professor Don Des Jarlais and colleagues report in the December issue of AIDS. They say the data clearly demonstrate that it is possible to achieve very low HIV incidence – ‘to end an HIV epidemic’ – among people… Read More: It’s possible to end HIV epidemics among people who inject… »

Fearful New Yorkers plan to flee city on Election Day: ‘People will go nuts’

Some people want to get out the vote. Others just want to get out. New Yorkers are on edge after a leaked NYPD memo, obtained by The Post, revealed this week that police are preparing for protests to begin as early as Oct. 25 and grow in intensity through next year. The department decreed officers… Read More: Fearful New Yorkers plan to flee city on Election Day:… »

‘I Won’t Be Used as a Guinea Pig for White People’

PITTSBURGH — The recruiters strode to the front of the room, wearing neon-yellow vests and resolute expressions. But to the handful of tenants overwhelmed by unemployment and gang violence in Northview Heights, the pitch verged on the ludicrous. Would you like to volunteer for a clinical trial to test a coronavirus vaccine? On this swampy-hot… Read More: ‘I Won’t Be Used as a Guinea Pig for White… »

7 Incredible Airbnbs People Were Obsessed With This Month

We may be in the middle of a pandemic, but many of us still have the travel bug. Although we may be barred from entering some countries due to COVID-19, we’re trying to make the best of what we have. Turns out, there’s a lot we can do, right in our own backyard! Regular tourism… Read More: 7 Incredible Airbnbs People Were Obsessed With This Month »