https://medicalxpress.com/hiv-aids-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about HIV & AIDS Young people living with HIV manage their condition better when their antiretroviral therapy is given by injections every eight weeks rather than daily tablets, according to results of a trial in Africa led by UCL (University College London) researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-hiv-tablets-young-people-clinical.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:01 EDT news708781562 There is no cure for HIV. While scientists have made considerable progress in controlling the infection, patients still must take daily antiretroviral medication for the rest of their lives. Results from a clinical trial led by Rockefeller, Imperial College London, and the University of Oxford (RIO) have offered a new strategy, suggesting that just one or two doses of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) can suppress the virus long term, keeping it at undetectable levels for months and even years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-immune-hiv.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:00:08 EDT news708871262 Fiji has declared a national HIV crisis as sexual transmission and illicit drug use help spread the virus, now infecting an estimated one in 60 adults in the Pacific nation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-fiji-declares-national-hiv-crisis.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:05:06 EDT news708836672 Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-dying.html Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:03 EDT news708591722 Hannah Stadtler knew whom she wanted to work with before even arriving at VCU. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-cognitive-decline-hiv-mitochondrial-inefficiency.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:04 EDT news708344761 UNMC researchers have published an article in Alzheimer's & Dementia detailing the creation of an animal model that helps resolve questions about the relationship between HIV and Alzheimer's disease (AD). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-avenue-explore-relationship-alzheimer-hiv.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:00:02 EDT news708234601 Emory University researchers have provided the first proof of concept in a nonhuman primate model for eliminating HIV-infected cells with venetoclax, a clinically approved cancer medication. Venetoclax effectively targets and blocks Bcl-2, a protein that not only regulates whether cells live or die but also promotes the survival of cancer cells. Similarly, Bcl-2 is a culprit in sustaining HIV cell reservoirs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-cancer-medication-siv-reservoir-hiv.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:20:01 EDT news707652687 Older adults with well-controlled HIV may have a higher prevalence of certain eye conditions, particularly dry eye, compared with similar adults without HIV, according to a new study led by a University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Ophthalmology faculty member. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-hiv-affects-eyes-aging-adults.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:00:07 EDT news707586061 Naglaa Shoukry and Petronela Ancuta, researchers in the Immunopathology Research Theme at the Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), are shedding new light on one of the greatest challenges in HIV research: understanding why the virus remains in the body despite treatment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-link-hepatitis-hiv-persistence.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:40:01 EDT news707554099 New data on LawAtlas.org capture details of state laws that allow individuals younger than the legal "age of majority" to autonomously consent to general health care, HIV and STI services. This longitudinal dataset includes state statutes and regulations for the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and captures changes in the law from May 31, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2024. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-states-minors-autonomy-consent-stihiv.html Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:40:01 EDT news707398864 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 cases among Hispanic populations, compared with baseline counties. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-anti-immigrant-policy-contributed-hiv.html Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:20:04 EDT news706883283 The Lancet HIV Commission on Aging's 2026 report highlights how profoundly the global HIV epidemic is changing. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-aging-hiv-global-highlights-health.html Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:20:07 EDT news706793942 Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for about a quarter of all AIDS deaths. In 2024, it was also the leading cause of death among people with HIV. This is despite TB being a preventable and curable disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tb-treatment-people-hiv-shown.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:03 EDT news706250882 The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2010 with the support of the United Nations. Its mission is to improve access to essential medicines in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). It negotiates voluntary licenses with patent holders—typically pharmaceutical companies—before granting nonexclusive and geographically limited sublicenses to manufacturers in targeted countries, where the originator companies—that is, those that bring new medicinal products to market—typically are not active. This results in low or no royalty payments by sublicensees to patent holders, together with competition among multiple sublicensees in the targeted geographic markets, which helps reduce the price of medicines. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-medicines-patent-pool-access-essential.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:40:03 EDT news706186682 A group of 50 participants from across the United States sat at their computers and logged in to a bespoke video game designed by Northeastern University researchers. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-video-games-personalize-cognitive-vulnerable.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:00:01 EDT news705927990 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 40 million people living with HIV, 1 million new infections each year and permanent viral DNA integration into host cells. Some HIV proviruses hide quietly in cells and escape both medicines and the immune system, creating a permanent viral reservoir that prevents patients from being cured. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hiv-proviruses-chronic-inflammation.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:40:08 EDT news705587822 Every year, more than 120,000 newborns worldwide contract HIV, creating a global health burden that requires lifelong treatment for millions of people—assuming they have access and can afford it. New research led by Oregon Health & Science University suggests another possibility: a one-time regimen of therapies given to newborns within three days of birth to permanently clear the virus. The research is published today in the journal Nature Microbiology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-triple-dose-regimen-permanently-hiv.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:03 EDT news705246781 As more Americans with HIV live into older age, Medicare spending on their care is projected to rise dramatically from $10.9 billion in 2026 to $27.3 billion in 2035, with HIV medications accounting for nearly two-thirds of total costs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-qa-medicare-clinical-people-aging.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:05 EDT news705325321 Thanks to antiretroviral therapy and improved control of viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV), people living with HIV generally live longer and healthier lives. However, liver disease remains common in this population and is one of the leading causes of death. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-liver-disease-hiv-reveals-major.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:20:02 EDT news705228002 A new UC San Francisco study helps explain why people with HIV remain at elevated risk for type 2 diabetes despite effective suppression of the virus with modern medications. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-adults-hiv-high-diabetes.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:40:03 EDT news705215882 Around 78% of people living with HIV take a daily pill to manage their infection. These drugs work by preventing HIV from multiplying. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-onceweekly-hiv-pill-effective-daily.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:40:07 EDT news705151622 A new biostatistical modeling approach has the potential to support health decisions by pinpointing where HIV is concentrated and where people living with HIV are showing signs of severe immune suppression or delayed treatment. Published in iScience, the study shows the potential of using existing health data to identify both where HIV burden is concentrated and where different forms of prevention, treatment and support may be needed. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hiv-disease-advanced.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:20:01 EDT news705148262 The tissue microenvironments surrounding HIV-infected immune cells look a lot like those surrounding cancerous tumors, reports a new Northwestern University study. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-tumor-tissue-environments-clues-hiv.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:07 EDT news705129482 If you're a Black, 34-year-old South African woman living with HIV, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment options have likely been limited to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), lamivudine (3TC) and the "gold standard," dolutegravir (DTG). Now, another once-daily, three-drug regimen has been found to be as effective as DTG in suppressing HIV viral load. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-doravirine-dolutegravir-suppress-hiv-viral.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:04 EDT news704977021 In a clinical trial of adults with HIV-related cryptococcal disease, those treated with a two-drug combination had a 21% lower risk of dying than those treated with just one drug. This is according to City St George's research presented July 31 at the International AIDS Conference 2026 in Brazil. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-death-patients-hiv-fungal-disease.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:20:01 EDT news704965046 Scientists at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and significantly improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a nonhuman primate model of HIV/AIDS. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-probiotic-derived-bioactive-metabolite-reverses.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:00:03 EDT news704646164 An international clinical trial led by researchers including Professor Chloe Orkin of Queen Mary University of London has shown that a once-weekly oral treatment for HIV is as effective as current leading daily therapies, offering the potential for a new treatment option that could reduce the burden of lifelong daily pill-taking. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-international-weekly-hiv-pill-daily.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:40:10 EDT news704625722 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. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hiv-funding-quickly-affected-east.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:20:08 EDT news704476921 A new four-paper series in The Lancet Public Health reflects a two-year collaboration among researchers at San Diego State University and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), and sex workers from diverse geographic settings. Developed through meaningful community partnership, the collection provides the most comprehensive synthesis of evidence on sex workers' health in more than a decade and offers a contemporary approach to inform future research, policy and practice. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-paper-series-broadens-sex-workers.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:20:05 EDT news704432761 The science has never been better, but political will has reached a new low: AIDS experts warned Monday that the fight against HIV was in real danger as funding fell by a fifth last year. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hiv-real-danger-global-funding.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:48:53 EDT news704432898