Donald G. McNeil Jr.
By
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Published: Nov. 26, 2018, 9:33 p.m.·
Tags:
Vaccines
Money is just the obvious obstacle. A few diseases, like H.I.V., so far have outwitted both the immune system and scientists.
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By
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Published: March 29, 2016, 10:09 p.m.·
Tags:
TB programs
Lack of funding threatens Vietnam’s successful campaign to treat, cure TB.
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By
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Published: Aug. 27, 2014, 12:31 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response
VERENA, South Africa — A fading roadside ad for Selala Funeral Service here captures what was, until recently, the essence of South Africa’s AIDS epidemic: “Tombstones Are Available,” it reads. “Buy One, Get One Free.”
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By
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Published: Feb. 19, 2014, 12:50 p.m.·
Tags:
HIV coinfection,
Drug-resistant TB,
Treatment
Patients who have multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and AIDS are more likely to live if they get simultaneous treatment for both diseases rather than waiting weeks to start the AIDS treatment, a new study has found.
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By
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Published: July 5, 2013, 12:11 p.m.·
Tags:
None
Substandard tuberculosis drugs sold by pharmacies in poor countries are a growing public health threat, but the problem could be alleviated if governments enforced World Health Organization standards, a new study reports.
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