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HIV returns in two Boston patients thought to be cleared

HIV returns in two Boston patients thought to be cleared

Lai Seng Sin/AP Timothy Henrich of the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston announced that HIV has returned in two patients researchers hoped were permanently cleared of the virus. The two men had received bone marrow transplants to treat blood cancer, which also seemed to wipe HIV from their systems. Two men whom Boston researchers reported in July had ...

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‘Look Good Feel Better’ program helps cancer patients

Natacha Pisarenko/AP Volunteer Cecilia Sanjurjo tries a hat on Cristina Ferreira during a ‘Look Good Feel Better’ workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program offers free makeup and skin care tips for women dealing with the physical and psychological trauma of cancer. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — For cancer patients dealing with the physical and psychological trauma of the disease, even ...

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