When I was in school, HIV/AIDS education was part of the health curriculum. I sat with my middle-, and then, high-school classmates and we learned about AIDS prevention, wore red ribbons, watched the made-for-TV movie The Ryan White Story, and attended school-wide AIDS awareness presentations by people living with HIV. All the time knowing scientists were hard at work finding a cure. Read more »
Earlier this month, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia sponsored “The Future of Vaccines,” a symposium attended by experts in academia, government, and industry. During the meeting, these experts agreed that although vaccines hold a vital role in the future of public healthcare, there continue to be several major obstacles that must be overcome if the field is to progress. In their opinion, these challeges include access, inconsistent funding, public misperceptions, and scientific roadblocks. Read more »
From PharmTech.com