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Anti-immigrant 'public charge' policy may have contributed to rise in HIV among Hispanic ropulations

Following the Trump administration's 2018 announcement of changes to the public charge rule that would penalize immigrants for using public benefit programs, antisanctuary counties in the U.S. saw a 16.8% increase in HIV ...

Aging with HIV: Global report highlights the need to prepare health systems

The Lancet HIV Commission on Aging's 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing.

HIV-1 proviruses may drive chronic systemic inflammation

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system and remains a major global health challenge because of persistent viral reservoirs, despite effective treatments. Key factors include around ...

How US HIV funding cuts quickly affected care in East Africa

The U.S. government's withdrawal of funding for global HIV programs in January 2025 sharply reduced the number of people entering HIV care across East Africa within weeks, according to findings led by UC San Francisco researchers.

Flu drugs show promise against cognitive decline

A class of flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline and premature aging in people living with chronic viral infection, reports a new study led by Northwestern University that began with blood samples from people with HIV and ...

The link between HIV and chronic pain

Over half of the people carrying HIV experience chronic pain at some point, which is difficult to treat. In a new JNeurosci paper, Hui-Lin Pan, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and colleagues used mice ...