Small study hints that revving up immune cells might help fight HIV
Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by supercharging patients' own immune cells.
May 12, 2026
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Infections: News and Research on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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How life-saving HIV therapy has contributed to increased rates of a sexually transmitted disease
A study in Health Economics uncovered an unintended consequence of a major medical breakthrough: while the availability of HIV treatments in the late 1990s dramatically improved survival, they also contributed to a resurgence ...
Apr 22, 2026
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Human stem cell lines offer new resource to help study HIV progression
King's College London researchers have created a unique collection of human stem cell models that could help to uncover why HIV leads to different outcomes in different people. The research was carried out by Dr. Nathalia ...
Feb 13, 2026
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The new face of HIV in Florida
After four decades of hard-won progress toward curbing the HIV epidemic, the face of the disease is changing.
Jan 21, 2026
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Overcoming obstacles to HIV prevention
Though an antiretroviral medication called PrEP provides near-perfect protection against HIV, patients must often surmount hurdles to obtain it.
Jan 12, 2026
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HIV funding still falls short of targets after pledges: What's at stake
The US government paused all foreign assistance in January 2025. This abrupt decision affected the delivery of life-saving HIV medicines and the provision of HIV prevention services to millions of people. A UNAIDS report ...
Jan 5, 2026
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Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients
With 9.5% of its population estimated to be HIV-positive in 2019, Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV prevalence in the world. While untreated HIV can lead to infection and death, antiretroviral therapy (ART)—a combination ...
Dec 19, 2025
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'HIV-free generations': Prevention drug rollout brings hope to South Africa
Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-colored drug touted as a revolution that could end the HIV pandemic.
Dec 2, 2025
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Study investigates treatment safety in cases of late HIV diagnosis
About 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV infection. In the United Kingdom, there are approximately 100,000 people affected. If the infection is not treated, the body will eventually be unable to defend itself ...
Dec 1, 2025
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Twice-a-year HIV prevention shots begin in Africa
South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection in the drug's first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world's highest HIV burden.
Dec 1, 2025
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