SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among adolescents in South Korea has been rising in recent years, a report said Monday, stressing the need for state efforts to stem the trend. South Korea reported 469 new HIV patients in their 10s and 20s in 2019, up sharply [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) through same-sex sexual contact is gradually increasing in South Korea. Among those who were infected with HIV or AIDS last year through sexual contact, more than half of them were infected through [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it aims to push up the effective treatment rate for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) over the 90 percent mark by 2023 by focusing on preventing infections and improving medical care. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the government will strive for AIDS [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Young HIV-infected adults tend to skip hospital visits for medical care more than elderly patients, a study said Wednesday. A research by a team from Boramae Medical Center run by Seoul National University Hospital showed that of the adults needing regular antiretroviral therapy (ART) for their human immunodeficiency virus [...]
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:INO) today announced that its synthetic HIV vaccine PENNVAX®-GP delivered via intradermal route demonstrated durable and robust antibody and T cell immune responses measured throughout the duration of the Phase 1 clinical study. In this reported study, PENNVAX-GP plasmids were delivered intradermally or intramuscularly [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) totaled 1,191 in South Korea in 2017. Approximately 1 out of 3 infected individuals were in their 20s. According to data provided by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has approved the sale of Truvada, a type of HIV prevention drug PrEP, in South Korea, but the medicine’s high price is raising concerns over its affordability. According to sources close to the pharmaceutical industry on Monday, Gilead Sciences Korea’s HIV prevention medication [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – An LGBT group including adolescent members has released a guidebook on HIV and AIDS as the number of teenagers suffering from the condition continues to rise. The guidebook ‘Key to 20 Answers’ published by South Korean LGBT group DDingDong outlines 20 major questions concerning both HIV and AIDS and answers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Almost 40 percent of new AIDS patients last year were adolescents (10-19) and young adults (20-29). Of the 1,199 new cases diagnosed, 37 were adolescents and 404 were young adults. Combined, they constituted 36.8 percent of all diagnoses. The figures were disclosed by the Korea Federation for HIV/AIDS Prevention [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean teenagers infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is steadily increasing, with health and education authorities planning to ramp up efforts to better educate young people in a bid to stop the spread of the potentially deadly virus. Statistics released by the Gyeonggi provincial government [...]