A Cheaper Way to Monitor HIV: A New Device That Measure T Cells in HIV Patients Will Soon Be Tested in Africa

In the poorest parts of Africa, where HIV/AIDS runs rampant and medical facilities are in short supply, many patients never know their T-cell count--an indicator of the health of the immune system that helps doctors decide when to start medication and assess how well the medicine is working. A group of scientists at Harvard Medical School aim to change that. They are developing a T-cell counter the size of a business card that is inexpensive and easy to use. The device will soon be tested in Rwanda.

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