Archive for December, 2018
Hydoxyurea proves safe for African children with sickle-cell anemia
Monday, December 3rd, 2018Chicago: CO poisoning at Red Robin
Monday, December 3rd, 2018“……Fire officials were called to the restaurant and tested the
atmosphere, which showed high levels of carbon monoxide with readings
of 400 ppm, the fire district said. Customers and employees were
evacuated. In all, 4 people were taken to local hospitals and another
20 were treated by paramedics at the scene…..”
ANCHORAGE & the M7 earthquake: It could have been worse
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018“……Developers must undergo rigorous requirements before building here, he added, particularly in some of the most seismically sensitive areas. Professor Yang is part of an earthquake commission that advises city leaders, whom he credited with taking the building review process seriously.
Although the extent of the damage is still being assessed, building by building and road by road, the city on Saturday had already begun to return to normal……”
Active Shootings in Hospitals: Room for improvement
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018
12/1/1958: A fire at Our Lady of Angels School in Chicago kills 90 students and 3 nuns.
Saturday, December 1st, 2018World AIDS Day — December 1, 2018
Saturday, December 1st, 2018World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, draws attention to the status of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic worldwide. Today, approximately 36.9 million persons worldwide are living with HIV infection, including 1.8 million persons newly infected during 2017 (1). An estimated 940,000 persons worldwide died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2017 (1).
In 2015, an estimated 1.1 million persons in the United States were living with HIV infection, and 86% were aware of their infection (2).
Through global efforts, including the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, for which CDC is an implementing agency, 21.7 million persons worldwide received antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in 2017, an increase of 2.3 million persons since the end of 2016 (1). A report in this issue of MMWR (3) describes activities to implement the Treat All policy in India, which involves offering antiretroviral therapy to all persons with HIV infection.
References
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Miles to go. Global AIDS update 2018. Geneva, Switzerland: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS; 2018. http://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/miles-to-go_en.pdf
- CDC. Estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States, 2010–2015. HIV surveillance supplemental report 2018, vol. 23, no. 1. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-supplemental-report-vol-23-1.pdf
- Mitruka K, Bamrotiya M, Agarwal R, et al. Implementation of the Treat All policy among persons living with HIV infection enrolled in care but not on antiretroviral therapy—India, May 2017–June 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:1305–9.
Suggested citation for this article: World AIDS Day — December 1, 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67:1305. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6747a1.
