Physicians and their patients report that engagement in an HIV-based community rivals drug effectiveness in the ongoing efforts to curtail an epidemic. Confronting the HIV Epidemic: There's an App ...

Metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, could help deplete the viral reservoir and eliminate it entirely in people living with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Researchers at ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Almost everyone knows about HIV. Fewer people know about its relative, HTLV-1. However, HTLV-1 can cause serious illnesses, including cancer. To develop ways to combat this virus ...

Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar across all genders. HIV symptoms in women may differ after the initial infection. HIV is an infection that ...

A drug currently used to treat HIV has also been found to dramatically reduce the risk of infection, significantly more than the primary option available for pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP.

The history of HIV in the U.S. spans more than four decades. In 1981, reports of strange illnesses began emerging in New York and California. Previously healthy young gay men were suddenly ...

A woman living with HIV says she has been unable to access publicly funded IVF treatment in Ireland due to a lack of laboratory facilities. Ireland introduced free fertility treatment for eligible ...

People with HIV can expect to live a near-normal life expectancy if diagnosed and treated early. With advances in antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV can expect to live longer and healthier ...

Compared to other provinces, Mpumalanga had the highest HIV prevalence at 17.4% in 2022, which translates to an estimated 890 000 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the province. The key findings of ...

Any small wound or break in the skin is considered a potential entry point for blood or certain bodily fluids—vaginal fluids, semen, pre-seminal fluids, or rectal fluids—to transmit HIV. To reduce ...