Each month we feature select National Health Observances (NHOs) that support our mission to improve health across the nation. This month we are raising awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and brain health, sickle cell disease, and HIV testing.
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October 15, 2022 is National Latinx Aids Awareness Day (NLAAD). This observance calls for raising awareness on the impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latino/Latinx communities and eliminating stigma. NLAAD, first created by the by the Hispanic Federation and the Latino Commission on AIDS in 2003, is a good opportunity to feature the CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug called Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Many are applauding the drug and are encouraged by the scientific progress in a field that has long had limited treatment options. Alzheimer’s affects over 6.2 million people in the U.S., with …
The post FDA Approves New Drug for Alzheimer’s, But Scientists Divided Over Decision appeared first on Salud America.
Forty years after the virus was discovered, an HIV vaccine is finally in development. Moderna and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) are launching the first clinical trial for an HIV vaccine. “The search for an HIV vaccine has been long and challenging, and having new tools in terms of immunogens and platforms could be …
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A San Antonio woman in her 70s underwent South Texas’ first deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Alzheimer’s — one of the first 300 surgeries of its kind in the world — at University Hospital on Nov. 5, 2021. UT Health San Antonio and clinical partner University Health are among 27 clinical trial sites worldwide …
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Check out all the national health holidays this month! September 1 – 30Childhood Cancer Awareness MonthAmerican Childhood Cancer Organization National OfficeP.O. Box 498Kensington, MD 20895-0498(855)…
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