{"id":104,"date":"2009-05-07T12:53:27","date_gmt":"2009-05-07T12:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.better2know.co.uk\/?p=104"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:21:17","slug":"scientists-set-to-develop-self-monitoring-device-for-hiv-sufferers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/scientists-set-to-develop-self-monitoring-device-for-hiv-sufferers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists set to develop self-monitoring device for HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists in London have been given a \u00a32 million grant to develop a self-monitoring device for HIV sufferers. The device itself will be similar to the blood-testing devices used by diabetics and will monitor HIV levels, alerting the user about impending flare ups or if they need to see a doctor.<\/p>\n<p>NHS consultant Dr Ann-Maria Goretti said that it will be particularly useful if: \u201cpatients neglect to take their treatments or need prompting to see their GP, the device will provide a simple way of letting them know\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>And added that: &#8220;It will really empower HIV patients to keep a close eye on their health and their treatments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As well as monitoring sufferer\u2019s condition and reducing regular visits to the doctor, this new device can be a benefit to developing countries, where there is a genuine need for fast and affordable ways to monitor HIV patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists in London have been given a \u00a32 million grant to develop a self-monitoring device for HIV sufferers. The device itself will be similar to the blood-testing devices used by diabetics and will monitor HIV levels, alerting the user about impending flare ups or if they need to see a doctor. NHS consultant Dr Ann-Maria [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[762,678,826,916,987],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6229,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions\/6229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}