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Phil Collins is opening up in an extensive new interview about his struggles with his career, his struggles with his health and the toll it has had on his family. The English singer, 75, has been open about his struggles with alcoholism in the past, especially in the wake of his third divorce, which most recently resulted in him being hospitalized for seven months in 2023 due to damage to his kidneys.© Getty ImagesPhil Collins opened up about the impact of his health struggles on his familyHis family members have been open about the difficult period, most notably his daughter Lily Collins, who even penned an open letter to her father concerning his absence during her childhood. Phil Collins' holiday family reunionWhile the pair were distant during her early years, the 37-year-old actress and her musician father have since reconciled and are now closer than ever. In fact, during an October 2 appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the former Genesis member opened up about his deepening relationship with his children now.

Bioengineer.org news storyFor people living with HIV, modern antiretroviral therapy can suppress the virus to levels below what standard laboratory tests can detect. Yet some patients on long-term treatment experience a curious phenomenon: a single test result showing a small, transient amount of virus in the blood, followed by an immediate return to undetectable levels. These events, known as viral blips, have puzzled clinicians and researchers for years, raising questions about whether they represent harmless statistical noise, brief bursts of viral production from hidden reservoirs, or early warnings of impending treatment failure. A new nationwide Swedish study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, offers one of the most comprehensive answers to date. Drawing on the Swedish national InfCareHIV cohort, researchers analyzed data from 4,210 treatment-naïve adults who began antiretroviral therapy from 1 January 2007 onward, with follow-up data extracted through 30 September 2020. The median observation time was 5.5 years, with some individuals followed for as long as 13.7 years.

European Medical Journal news storyPeople living with HIV may experience subtle changes in heart muscle function even when conventional measures of cardiac performance remain normal, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Researchers identified significantly impaired global longitudinal strain (GLS) among people with HIV compared with HIV-uninfected individuals, despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in both groups. The findings suggest that speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) could provide additional information about early myocardial dysfunction in this population. Read the full news story here.