HIV

Researchers Identify New Cause of Infection in People with HIV

Oct 31, 2020 PM EDT

While current antiretroviral therapies for HIV are found to be highly effective, people living with the disease appear to experience faster aging and live shorter lifespans.

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The Berlin Patient, First Man Cured of HIV, Is Now Terminally Ill With Cancer

Sep 26, 2020 AM EDT

Timothy Ray Brown, also known as 'the Berlin patient' is the first-ever HIV patient known to have been cured of the disease. But now, reports say that he is terminally ill from returning cancer, which prompted his historic treatment more than a decad..

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HIV Prevention Drug Should Be Free and Accessible To Anyone, Study Suggests

Aug 31, 2020 AM EDT

PrEP is a way for individuals who do not have HIV but are most likely to get the disease, to prevent infection by taking one pill each day. A study suggests the drug should be free and accessible to anyone who wants it.

Blood, Salivary, and Fecal Home Test Kits: Yay or Nay?

Jun 22, 2020 AM EDT

Despite widely known criticisms, home test kits have growing popularity all over the world. Should we trust them?

Drug Abuse in Puerto Rico Comes with a High HIV Risk

Sep 11, 2014 PM EDT

New research reveals that Puerto Ricans who inject drugs are more likely to contract HIV than their American counterparts, according to a new study.

Adult Circumcision Not Linked to Risky Sexual Behaviors

Jul 21, 2014 PM EDT

Circumcision does not promote risky sexual behavior, according to a new study conducted in Africa.

Coral Reef Protein Helps Prevent HIV

Apr 30, 2014 PM EDT

Researchers say that they have discovered a new class of protein that potentially prevents the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from entering T cells, the natural host of the virus. However, there is one setback. The protein has only been found in..

HIV is Slowly Evolving: Study

Apr 26, 2014 PM EDT

Researchers have found evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is slowly adapting over time to the resistances of its human hosts, according to a recent study. The good news? The virus may be evolving so slowly that scientists are almost..

Hospital Blunder: Patients Potentially Exposed to HIV

Mar 12, 2014 PM EDT

Approximately 4,000 hospital patients in Long Island, New York have potentially been exposed to dangerous blood-transmitted diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, after the same cartridge was used for multiple insulin treatments.

HIV Prevention Shot Shows Promise

Mar 04, 2014 PM EST

Quarterly injections of a new experimental drug could completely protect people from contracting HIV, according to the results of testing conducted on monkeys.