I know I'm always joking and playing around but in reality, I have always wanted to be a doctor (Neonatologist) & that's the only reason why I'm in school. I want to help babies live long lives. So I'm always in the news looking for interesting medical stories&articles. I feel as if a lot of people are so oblivious to the fact that it is really really easy to catch HIV now. Just going raw ONE TIME can mess up your entire life. Thats being really extreme but you need to get tested regularly (every 4-6mnths) depending on how many partners you bump&grind with.
What I'm sure most of you didn't know is that even with the life-streatching miracle HIV meds that the doctors give you, they are now starting to fail us. A group of Malawians who were born w/ HIV & have been treated since birth are now in their late 20's suffering because the same medicine (antiretroviral therapy) that is suppost to save their life is now failing (a high-level nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor first-line resistance among Malawians). Stanford University (Go Cardinals) is doing a TON of research on how to change certain dosages and maybe mix & match different drugs but its all undergoing testing.
This type of stuff really irritates me because by using condoms, the rate of infections would have decreased by the millions. Its just sad knowing that people have to suffer and the things that they were hoping to save their life, are turning against their own bodies. I hope the scientists & doctors figure something out. If there are any new updates, I'll let ya'll know =) Thanks for reading.
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