5 Live Science Podcast
The ambition to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030
December 1, 202451 min · 8,372 words
Show notes
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs. In this week's science news: the first new treatment for asthma attacks in over half a century, and why the International Space Station has sprung a leak And it is World AIDS Day and in today's programme we examine the ambition of doctors to eliminate HIV transmission eliminated from many countries including the UK within 5 years. How are they planning to do it?
Highlighted moments
We give these people with attacks oral corticosteroid treatments, anti-inflammatory therapies. We were then aware that these treatments themselves, one, are not very effective, and two, have got side effects, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, skin thinning, bruising, cataracts.
“if you have eosinophilic exacerbation and attack of asthma or COPD, you have got, with standard therapy, around a 74% chance of your treatment not working.”
“We have technology which can allow for point-of-care testing of your blood with an answer within seconds, if not a couple of minutes. And that is available right now.”
“this module is really old. This has been in space since the year 2000. These were actually built before then. So it's really getting on in years.”
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