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HIV Prevention Study Results Raise Public Health Questions About Forcing Patients Into Treatment
A New York Times "Week In Review" article examines how the results of a recent study showing combination antiretroviral therapy can reduce the risk of HIV transmission by 96 percent "reopens old questions" about the rights of patients to refuse therapy and whether doctors, in the interest of public health, should force patients to start treatment.
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