HIV
AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections
Until there’s a vaccine, condoms are the best way to prevent HIV infection.
India sees major reductions in HIV infections: UN report
Joint UN Agency on AIDS (UNAIDS) report warned epidemic was growing in Pakistan.
HIV infection doubles heart disease risk, says study
Analysis of global figures, published in Circulation, reveals HIV-associated cardiovascular disease has more than tripled in past 20 years.
UN says global fight against AIDS is at 'precarious point'
This rapid and sustained increase in people getting treatment helped drive a 34 percent drop in AIDS-related deaths from 2010 to 2017.
Rescued Thai boys may have 'cave disease'; here’s everything you need to know
A healthy person who’s been exposed may show no signs or symptoms at all.
Candidate HIV vaccine passes key early test
The candidate vaccine has now advanced to the next phase of the pre-approval trial process and will be tested in 2,600 women.
'Novel HIV vaccine found safe, effective'
The relevance of vaccine protection in rhesus monkeys to clinical efficacy in humans remains unclear.
Hong Kong scientists may have found ‘functional cure’ for HIV
Major breakthrough could see a new antibody be used for both prevention and treatment.
Stigma may keep women from using HIV-prevention drugs
Greater social awareness and acceptance could go a long way toward normalizing the use of PrEP and increasing women’s comfort pursuing it.
HIV drug: Not as potent as previously thought
Here is what a new study has found.