/channels/taxonomy/term/392/all en /channels/channels/news/cbc-pioneer-fight-against-hivaids-star-quebec-researcher-turns-quest-covid-19-immunity-322098 <p>When <strong>Catherine Hankins</strong> first arrived in Montreal in 1986, she never expected she'd get into a spat with the聽provincial health minister. But eight months into a job in聽Montreal's public health department she made headlines for doing just that. The Alberta-born community medicine specialist had moved to Montreal just聽as a mysterious and little-understood new disease was terrorizing the gay community.</p> Mon, 11 May 2020 13:45:00 +0000 webfull 160616 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-aids-2018-conference-july-23-27-288180 <p>"The International AIDS Conference is the largest conference on any global health issue in the world. First convened during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in 1985, it continues to provide a unique forum for the intersection of science, advocacy, and human rights. Each conference is an opportunity to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to the epidemic. The 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) will be hosted in Amsterdam, Netherlands 23-27 July 2018." (<a href="https://www.aids2018.org/About">AIDS 2018</a>)</p> Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:25:58 +0000 webfull 139116 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-study-finds-people-infected-hiv-more-likely-develop-fatty-liver-283161 <p>Fatty liver is among the most frequent causes of liver disease in Canada and in Western countries and is one of the main indications for liver transplant. For some time, researchers have suspected that people living with HIV could be at higher risk of developing liver disease, which,聽as a result of longer life expectancy thanks to antiretroviral therapy, has become the major cause of their mortality in North America.</p> Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:43:28 +0000 webfull 133180 at /channels /channels/news/world-aids-day-2015-mcgillmuhc-experts-257016 <p>December 1 is World AIDS Day, reminding us that the fight against the AIDS pandemic is far from over. More than 36 million people have died since it emerged in the early 1980s. Today, 35.3 million people around the world are living with the virus. 73,000 Canadians are currently HIV positive up from 49,000 in 2001, according to statistics from the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CanFAR).</p> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:56:52 +0000 webfull 114275 at /channels