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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man known as the "Oslo patient" joins a short list of people in long-term remission from HIV following bone marrow transplants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:08:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nyMuAaZA2RcDNTPpCpLPBU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A patient who underwent a HIV-eliminating transplant procedure at age 58 is still in remission from HIV at age 63.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a 3D sphere with red spikes on it getting dissolved into yellow and red particles in a clear fluid with bubbles all around]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I was at ground zero for the AIDS epidemic. RFK's cuts could fuel a new pandemic, just when elimination seemed within reach. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ RFK Jr.'s cutbacks may leave us near-defenseless against HIV spread, but moments in the past show how we can stop the seemingly inevitable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:01:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles LeBaron ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXLmSQMdBxyUuFCaAnEpNC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 1983, Dr. Mervyn F. Silverman, Director Of Health for the City and County of San Francisco, tried to educate the public about behaviors to mitigate the risk of contracting AIDS based on the limited information they had at the time. A few decades later, studies showed treatments could reduce HIV transmission to zero, and elimination of the disease seemed within grasp.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo shows a man with long hair and a beard wearing a suit and patterned tie pointing at a poster labeled &quot;AIDS is everyone&#039;s problem&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'DNA origami' could be key for making an effective HIV vaccine, early study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new vaccine design uses folded DNA to steer the immune system toward producing the rare immune cells needed to make protective antibodies against HIV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:05:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zunnash Khan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LDQAQSnaDo74YB69zbkAQc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists are getting closer to engineering an HIV vaccine capable of producing antibodies that can stop many versions of the virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up shows two hands covered in blue latex gloves. The left is holding a small bottle containing blue liquid while the right hand uses a small syringe to pull out the liquid from the bottle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A 'functional cure' for HIV may be in reach, early trials suggest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People infected with HIV must take antiretroviral drugs for life. But promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that "functional cures" may be in reach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:21:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Teagle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t9RPRqR6kZD4qvzBPjKsTi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New antibody-based treatments have enabled some HIV patients to reach long-term remission, early trials suggest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of HIV viral particles attacking an immune cell]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Experimental HIV vaccines show promise in early safety test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Several vaccines for HIV have been tested in animal studies and an early safety trial in people, showing promising results in both. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:50:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sj4Uo58yVZ5494rDDucEUD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have been developing mRNA vaccines against HIV, with one approach recently showing strong early results in animal and human studies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a person&#039;s gloved hands holding a syringe and drawing medicine from a vial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HIV/AIDS: Facts about the viral infection that attacks the immune system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn how HIV spreads, how it affects the body and what treatments are available. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AybfvWmo3R7p4i9APrefjW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes a lifelong infection that, if left untreated, steadily destroys key immune cells in the body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a colorful 3D rendering of the HIV virus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly 3 million extra deaths by 2030 could result from HIV funding cuts, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A modeling study looked at how anticipated cuts to international HIV funding would affect the rate of new cases and HIV-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KcTNQz3Jbz7Trqa3ze66F5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[HIV medications must be taken consistently to suppress the virus. Major cuts to HIV funding have threatened people&#039;s access to the medicines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a group of Ugandan adults and children stand with HIV medication in their hands]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can viruses cause cancer? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/can-viruses-cause-cancer</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The far-reaching impact of certain viruses on the body can make cells grow out of control, causing cancer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AxpQjkPRqeMva9NCia4RoR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A microscope image of abnormal cells caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A microscope image showing strangely shaped cells stained in pink]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Single-shot HIV treatment suppresses virus 10,000-fold for months, animal study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Engineered virus-like particles can outcompete HIV in the body, potentially offering long-term viral suppression after a single dose, a monkey study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Schubert ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CGYS453uyfvZojfYvTR5xC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An experimental treatment successfully suppressed an HIV-like virus in the bodies of monkeys for months on end.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 3D rendering of HIV molecules]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ WHO declares mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The World Health Organization says the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa requires a coordinated international effort to subdue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:48:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rCCqY6rXELhYuTwXpeZ9BP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mpox virus (pictured) is related to the virus that causes smallpox.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A digital illustration showing the ovular mpox virus filled with DNA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HIV prevention drug found 100% effective in clinical trial ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The drug, lenacapavir, provided better protection than other preventive medications. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:22:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda-Gail Bekker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMYvSFLdnJRdksKquWFHA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A clinical trial suggests that an injectable, HIV-preventing drug]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendering of the HIV virus, depicted in pinks and purples]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,400 people in Oregon potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis through botched anesthesia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An anesthesiologist contracted at various Oregon health care facilities did not practice proper infection control, posing a risk to patients. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:48:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C6T5zF8irMjEU3jNTXoAah-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An anesthesiologist put patients &quot;at low risk&quot; of being exposed to bloodborne pathogens.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of an iV drip with a hospital environment blurred in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a 1st, HIV vaccine triggers rare and elusive antibodies in humans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have taken a big step toward making an effective HIV vaccine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 14:19:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/McUyBgznvkZ6KUsvjdeM7V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists are working to develop an HIV vaccine that that trigger the production of a special type of protective immune protein in the body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of an HIV virus particule being swarmed by y-shaped antibodies]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New trial hints at a possible HIV cure approach: Wake up latent virus hiding in the body, then kill it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A clinical trial of a new method to activate and kill HIV in the body shows small success, but it's not yet a cure. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:36:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3FBNQcF4JEiRUEiqWkZwZd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[HIV hides out in the nervous system and other tissues in the body where it&#039;s hard to target and treat it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of bright green viruses floating near nervous system cells]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Teens use HIV prevention meds way more if they get these simple interventions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A clinical trial tested strategies for boosting teens' and young adults' use of HIV-prevention drugs called PrEP. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zxSc4dGyZDmKJtrSg24Cj7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Automated text messages and virtual coaching can boost the use of HIV-prevention meds among at-risk teens and young adults.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up of hands of teen boy in white sweater texting on phone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:15:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CAvtXWmQPcurFsWa2A3PBi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fewer babies are contracting HIV thanks to medicines that prevent HIV-positive mothers from passing the virus to their children, as was the case for this mother and her HIV-negative child. However, the children that do still contract HIV suffer critical gaps in treatment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman sits on a bench holding a baby wrapped in a blanket, whose face is turned from the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8x4pbHPTCzaGdQqKmDPEk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Countries have teamed up through a United Nations program to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Can it be done?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of a red and orange HIV virus disintegrating against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could CRISPR cure HIV someday? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An early-stage clinical trial raises hope for a new, single-dose HIV therapy that uses CRISPR, the famous gene-editing system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 21:34:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YzQWTW2zfXxYvJLENZqQnN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly 450 hospital patients in Massachusetts could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hundreds of endoscopy patients at a Massachusetts hospital were potentially exposed to blood-borne pathogens, the health care facility reported. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:45:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3f45P62Bzgqim9BdJUEvPd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The potential exposures were due to IV medications being improperly administered.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of IV drip bag in emergency room. Medicine is passing through pipe from intravenous drip.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious case of the 'Geneva patient,' the latest person in long-term remission from HIV, raises questions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man entered long-term remission from HIV after a stem cell transplant, but unlike in previous, similar cases, the patient's transplant donor did not carry an HIV-resistant gene variant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:08:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S4cHG4wUJNWHsWmw3rUA9G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[After receiving stem cells (illustrated here) from a donor, a man with HIV entered long-term remission, with no signs of viral rebound in his body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration shows a stem cell in the late stages of diving, floating near other stem cells]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People on HIV meds have 'almost zero' chance of spreading virus via sex once levels are low ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A review of data from thousands of people in 25 countries finds that people taking HIV medicine have "almost zero risk" of spreading the virus via sex once their levels are low. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:01:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8c4weFXRk7WE6jgmSgGCWY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new review confirms that HIV made undetectable with medication cannot spread through sex. And even at low-but-detectable levels, the virus rarely spreads in this way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a closed bottle of truvada (an hiv medication) sitting next to an open bottle with blue pills being weighed out next to it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You can now get a free at-home HIV test. Here's how. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/you-can-now-get-a-free-at-home-hiv-test-heres-how</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new program will distribute 1 million free at-home HIV tests to U.S. residents and is collaborating with the dating app Grindr to promote the service. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:10:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dp6Pc6nDodmnVnsqFnf7mV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The largest nationwide HIV self-testing program to date has just been launched.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a diagnostic test for HIV]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How are people cured of HIV? Here's everything you need to know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/how-are-people-cured-of-hiv-heres-everything-you-need-to-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Only a few people have been cured of HIV, but scientists are working to develop cures that could be accessible to more of those infected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:37:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2jvdoVXLfUCNwbg9GB3RuT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Timothy Ray Brown, known as the &quot;Berlin patient,&quot; was the first person cured of HIV.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Timothy Ray Brown at a press conference to announce the launch of the Timothy Ray Brown Foundation on July 24, 2012 in Washington, DC.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st woman given stem cell transplant to cure HIV is still virus-free 5 years later ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman who received a stem cell transplant to treat her HIV is still virus-free more than five years after the procedure and 30 months after she stopped taking HIV medication. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kDAkRHQEvEoAZzW72e36Q9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This microscopic image shows HIV-1 viral particles (pink) replicating from the membrane of an infected immune cell (purple). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[image shows HIV viral particles, depicted in pink, attached to the membrane of an immune cell, depicted in purple]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are sexually transmitted infections on the rise in the US? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Surging STIs are being driven by a "perfect storm" of factors in the U.S. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiuBNY9tcihUGe53XSiLYn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rates of sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis, have been steadily climbing in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[closeup of an adult&#039;s hand holding a swab used for STI testing in a sealed package, a sample collection tube, and a piece of paper that reads &quot;chlamydia pcr testing&quot; at the top]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The deadliest viruses in history  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These are the 12 most lethal viruses, based on their mortality rates or the number of people they have killed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:55:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:40:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b2GGkVqHDLJy9BURJMnUkC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Influenza is one of the deadliest viruses in the world]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Influenza is one of the deadliest viruses in the world]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How has Magic Johnson survived with HIV? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/16909-magic-johnson-hiv-aids-anniversary.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An epidemiologist explains how Magic Johnson has survived HIV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:50:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Hadhazy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pxAd3A5Ti9JHjRyTDV3zML-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Advancing Transformational Innovation in HIV Research: A Pillar of Gilead’s Efforts to Help End the Global HIV Epidemic  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gilead Sciences is helping to drive the next generation of treatment, prevention and cure strategy innovations with an aim to change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. By transforming care and improving outcomes for those affected by HIV, together with the communities and collaborators around the world, the company is working to address one of the most formidable public health challenges of our time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:09:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sponsored ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvZccX5TGasV7yycqUvosL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 66-year-old likely cured of HIV after stem cell transplant ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/fifth-patient-cured-of-hiv</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A patient entered remission from cancer and HIV after a transplant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:06:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m5eqJtVbWrr5KacGdLEvmj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The curative procedure involved transplanting donated stem cells into the patient.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[conceptual image of stem cells being injected into the bloodstream]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Large meningitis outbreak among gay, bisexual men in Florida, CDC warns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/meningitis-outbreak-florida-warning</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ People in this population are urged to get vaccinated against the disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 22:02:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kEfC6cbEZxPfxqKhC2Cqr7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Computer illustration of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, which can cause meningitis]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Computer illustration of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, which can cause meningitis]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A third person has been cured of HIV, scientists report ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/third-person-cured-hiv-stem-cell-transplant-from-cord-blood</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ She received stem cells from umbilical cord blood. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:16:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cKhJsVvqN6uDauV5uFaApf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s rendition of an HIV/AIDS virus]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendition of an HIV/AIDS virus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound variant of HIV progresses to AIDS faster and may be more transmissible ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/new-severe-hiv-variant-netherlands</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Standard treatments work equally well against the variant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:24:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7r62rfP5PD77p4D3nu3XKa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 amazing health stories you may have missed in 2021 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/amazing-non-covid-medical-studies-2021</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are some medical stories that really wowed us this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecrREbt3YGvfZTaPFuZo6N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The surgical team at NYU Langone Health examines the porcine kidney for any signs of hyperacute rejection. The organ was implanted outside the body to allow for observation and tissue sampling during the 54-hour study period.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The surgical team at NYU Langone Health examines the porcine kidney for any signs of hyperacute rejection. The organ was implanted outside the body to allow for observation and tissue sampling during the 54-hour study period.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st long-acting injection to prevent HIV has been approved by the FDA ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hiv-prevention-injectable-apretude-fda-approved</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new drug, Apretude, is an alternative to daily pills for HIV prevention. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:26:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6MCAGXQXipcCjeHQQV7tnk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Patient's immune system 'naturally' cures HIV in the second case of its kind ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hiv-naturally-cured-second-case</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two patients' immune systems have now naturally rid themselves of the infection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:56:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cKhJsVvqN6uDauV5uFaApf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s rendition of an HIV/AIDS virus]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s rendition of an HIV/AIDS virus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 scientists who helped change the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They're not as famous as Darwin or Curie, but these heroes made our lives better through groundbreaking achievements. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:53:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ scott.dutfield@futurenet.com (Scott Dutfield) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Scott Dutfield ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nhenntz8JJ2zX8qfKzWEiQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HIV vaccine stimulates 'rare immune cells' in early human trials ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new vaccine approach to HIV that stimulates a set of rare immune cells showed 97% success at targeting those cells in its first tests in humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PjPnNhCCCWsMUqtTYYjpjT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sergey Menis, IAVI]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A molecular simulation of HIV&#039;s outer layer. The purple regions depict sugar molecules that are hidden from the immune system, while the red and yellow regions of the virus are variable, making it tough for the immune system to recognize them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a molecular simulation image of the outer coat of the HIV virus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why an Australian COVID-19 vaccine caused false-positive HIV tests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The vaccine appeared safe and effective, but some participants falsely tested positive for HIV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:39:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists zoom in on HIV inside a test tube, find critical steps in infection ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The experiments highlight the role of the virus's cone-shaped shell in infection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NEYrZLoh2MUkzotSwrJSGo-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies after cancer relapse ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/berlin-patient-hiv-dies-of-cancer.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ He was cured of HIV while receiving cancer treatment over a decade ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:33:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2jvdoVXLfUCNwbg9GB3RuT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Timothy Ray Brown at a press conference to announce the launch of the Timothy Ray Brown Foundation on July 24, 2012 in Washington, DC.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Timothy Ray Brown at a press conference to announce the launch of the Timothy Ray Brown Foundation on July 24, 2012 in Washington, DC.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Study hints at how 'elite controllers' stifle HIV ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hiv-elite-controllers-functional-cure.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some people can suppress HIV without antiviral drugs — how? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oFX2PHU9yi4LZ8kFJ4Px5H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Woman's migraine medication caused a bizarre 'medieval' disease ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/migraine-medication-caused-ergotism.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rare reaction caused a burning sensation in her legs and the loss of one of her toes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JtE5ptai7egWbQDGg2Ad9X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A shot taken every 2 months could prevent HIV ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hiv-prevention-shot.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The shot could someday be an alternative to daily pills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 17:26:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NFjXscVajUiouuvZMGFV2c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HIV may hide out in brain cells, ready to infect other organs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study in mice and human tissue suggests that astrocytes harbor HIV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UnihWFPUf3tFHDjoNBGJXa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oldest 'nearly complete' HIV genome found in forgotten tissue sample from 1966 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered HIV genome confirms the early spread of the virus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 19:04:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JAMjdMy79mBHckow24VZXV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A scanning electron microscope image of a T cell infected with HIV.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A scanning electron microscope image of an HIV-infected T cell.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK man becomes second person cured of HIV after 30 months virus-free ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/second-person-cured-hiv-adam-castillejo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man in London appears to be the second person ever cured of HIV, his doctors say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 20:25:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pEUiKT48gcH4PgW6Wdg65e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a virus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Over 1,000 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV After Hospital's Sanitation Mistake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/patients-possibly-exposed-hiv-hospital-sanitization-error.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of the Goshen Hospital's seven surgical sterilization technicians skipped one step in a multistep cleaning process ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:44:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojXMAMMkToKFPme9gwixKU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can Gene Therapy Cure HIV? US Gov't. Is Banking $100 Million On It. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The NIH wants to cure HIV and sickle cell disease with gene therapies, and will invest $100 million over the next four years towards that goal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:59:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V9siHj7wkgNJpVweTxjxJB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California Becomes 1st State to Sell HIV Prevention Drugs Without a Prescription ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pharmacies can now sell PEP and PrEP as over-the-counter drugs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:50:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XCVWtCAdT2T42FZYB96She-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[California became the first state to allow the sale of HIV prevention drugs such as Truvada&#039;s PrEP pills without a prescription.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[California became the first state to allow the sale of HIV prevention drugs such as Truvada&#039;s PrEP pills without a prescription.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese Scientists Tried to Treat HIV Using CRISPR ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in China have attempted to use CRISPR gene-editing technology to treat a patient with HIV. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 21:46:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dzsB5uuQkh4UzzDR25FAXj-1280-80.jpg">
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