Barcelona researchers hope patient "naturally" cured of HIV to lead to new treatments

STORY: Barcelona researchers hope patient "naturally" cured of HIV to lead to new treatments DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of a hospitalvarious of the research teamSOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): JOSEP MALLOLAS, Head of IDIBAPSSOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): JOSEP MALLOLAS, Head of IDIBAPS STORYLINE: Researchers and doctors from Barcelona's Hospital Clinic and the August Pi Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) are studying the unique case of a woman who was diagnosed with HIV in 2006 but whose body prevented the virus from replicating without any medication. The researchers, who have just presented the case at this year's International AIDS Conference in Canada, hope the mechanism by which the woman's immune system fights the infection can lead to treatments to cure HIV. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): JOSEP MALLOLAS, Head of IDIBAPS "We started her on antiretroviral treatment as part of a clinical trial and shortly after starting the treatment, th

Classrooms arranged for students at Shanghai's makeshift hospital

STORY: Classrooms arranged for students at Shanghai's makeshift hospital DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the makeshift hospitalvarious of the classroomsSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU YI, Shanghai Huaping Primary SchoolSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG LEI, Director of Nursing Department, Shanghai Minhang District Cancer HospitalSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG DONGBING, Vice President of Shanghai Minhang District Cancer Hospital STORYLINE: In China's economic hub Shanghai, which has recently been hit hard by COVID-19, special venues in a makeshift hospital in the city's Minhang District have been arranged for students to take online classes with the help of many local schools. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU YI, Shanghai Huaping Primary School "We've brought some digital oil paintings, all of which were drawn by our students. They can be hung in the classrooms. After receiving the notice, we made preparations in just two hours. Many of them we

Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals

STORY: Patients help out in Shanghai's makeshift hospitals DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of volunteers in a makeshift hospitalvarious of Yang ZhifangSOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospitalvarious of people working in a makeshift hospital STORYLINE: In Shanghai's makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment, some residents quarantined there have volunteered to help out. Yang Zhifang has lived in Shanghai for 20 years. After being hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection, she volunteered to do sanitation work and hand out meals at the temporary hospital. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YANG ZHIFANG, Volunteer in Lingang makeshift hospital "I heard that some people had signed up as volunteers, so I also volunteered to help out. Every day I do some cleaning, go to the wards to deliver meals, three meals a day. Whether it's my shift or other people's shift, I will come forward to help them. It's no big deal. It's no tire