Only 3 in 10 Americans with HIV have virus in check

Only 3 in 10 Americans with HIV Have virus in check

November 26, 2014
Just 30% of the 1.2 million Americans with HIV had the virus under control in 2011, according to a report released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among those who don’t have their virus in check, two-thirds have been diagnosed, but are no longer in care, according to the report. When used consistently, antiretroviral treatment can keep HIV at very low levels in the body (known as viral suppression), allowing people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives and substantially reducing the likelihood that they will transmit the virus to others. The report says doctors, nurses and health care systems should test patients for HIV as a regular part of medical care; counsel patients who do not have HIV on how to prevent it; make sure people living with HIV are prescribed and take HIV medicines, stay in care and get supportive services; and work with health departments to get and keep people in HIV medical care.

SurgiBot, a Robotic Version of Spider Surgical System Video

Trans Enterics (Durham, NC), maker of the highly articulating single-site Spider laparoscopic surgical system, just released a preview video of a robotized version of the device. Manipulation of the two pincers looks pretty intuitive, but the controls for the articulating light are less so. There’s the ability to change the scale the movement of the device so that during close-up work the surgeon can gain a new level of precision with a push of a button.
Though the device is still in development, the company hopes it will be a cheaper alternative to other robotic surgical systems. We’re thinking they’re thinking of the da Vinci. Check out the SurgiBot: