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Need for haemophilia trust fund decreasing

The chief executive of the Irish Haemophilia Society has said better treatments for HIV and Hepatitis C will mean that the need for a trust fund for haemophilia sufferers will decrease over time.
News • 29 Apr 14

Mater programme shows high rate of undiagnosed HIV

The results of the first year of a screening programme based at the Mater Hospital Emergency Department have revealed high rates of undiagnosed HIV infection in Dublin.
News • 29 Nov 13

Fresh hope for 'functional cure' for HIV

Treating people with HIV rapidly after they have become infected with the virus that causes AIDS may be enough to achieve a "functional cure" in a small proportion of patients diagnosed early, according to new research.
News • 15 Mar 13

Hepatitis C and HIV tribunal pays out almost €1bn

The compensation tribunal for people infected with Hepatitis C and the HIV virus through contaminated blood products has paid out almost €1bn in awards and legal costs.
News • 12 Feb 13

Home HIV test secures approval in US

The first ever over-the-counter home HIV test is expected to go on sale in the US within months, after securing regulatory approval.
News • 05 Jul 12

FDA urged to approve HIV/AIDS breakthrough

US health advisers have urged regulators to approve what some say is the first preventive pill against HIV/AIDS instead of just a treatment for infected people.
News • 11 May 12

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