Treatment
Truvada: A good news day for the most at risk of HIV
Ahead of the International AIDS Conference next week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has approved a new ‘wonder’ drug called Truvada, which will help to reduce new HIV infections among some of the most vulnerable people.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 20 July 2012 at 12:00 am
A toxic cocktail
My body would stiffen and I’d look away as the tourniquet was tightened around my arm. If I was lucky they’d find a vein first time, and insert a needle. This remained in place for hours, while a cocktail of drugs flowed into my body.
By Chris Geiger | Notebook | Monday, 28 March 2011 at 10:17 am
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