HIV Vaccine No Closer Than It Was 20 Years Ago

During the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting on Thursday in Boston, AAAS President David Baltimore said scientists are no closer to developing an HIV vaccine than they were when vaccine research began, BBC News reports (Briggs, BBC News, 2/15). While there have been many trials and tattempts at a vaccine, the truth of the matter is that scientists are not close. Read more of this unfortunate news in this article from Medical News Today.

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Saying the state ignored its own rules, the Massachusetts Appeals Court today ordered MassHealth to revisit its decision not to pay for surgery for an HIV-positive teenager who developed a hump on her neck from powerful medications. Because of the state's ruling, the teen's mother deceided to pay the $2000 to have the surgery that doctor's felt was necessary in order for the teen to avoid potentially serious complications. Now the Courts have ruled the state was wrong and must revisit the decision. Read more about the state's unfair ruling in this article by John R. Ellement of the Boston Globe

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