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BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 01: Detail of the different devices used to administer intravenous medication to ICU patients with ECMO on December 1, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique which provides cardiac and respiratory support to patients with severe problems in oxygenation of the blood. It is a very innovative medical technique that is being implemented in patients with severe respiratory problems in many cases due to Covid-19. (Photo by Manuel Medir/Getty Images)

450 Patients Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Mass. Hospital

Nearly 450 patients at a Massachusetts hospital could be exposed to both HIV and Hepatitis due to improper administration of IV’s.

A worker is tested for HIV/AIDs as part of activities to celebrate Workers' Day in Lagos, on May 1, 2023. - Workers in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the world to celebrate International Workers' Day to mark the struggles and gains made by workers even as Nigeria's President Mohammadu Buhari is preparing to handover the baton of government to President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)

Newly Discovered Gene In People Of African Descent Could Lower HIV Levels

A team of international researchers reported on a newly discovered gene found only in people of African descent that may grant considerable protection against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

This photo taken on November 11, 2021 shows Kayla Zhang, a finance worker, receiving laser facial treatment at a beauty clinic in Shanghai. - Already popular in the West because they are less invasive and more affordable than traditional cosmetic surgery, micro-procedures -- from laser facials and fillers to thread lifts -- are fast becoming the norm in China's cities where disposable incomes have jumped in the past decade. - TO GO WITH AFP STORY cosmetics-China-lifestyle,FEATURE by Vivian LIN (Photo by LAN Lianchao / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY cosmetics-China-lifestyle,FEATURE by Vivian LIN (Photo by LAN LIANCHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

HIV case linked to vampire facials at New Mexico spa

A new HIV case has been linked to a “vampire facial” at a New Mexico spa that closed down years ago, state health authorities said on Wednesday.