HIV & AIDS
First reported in the United States in 1981, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) destroys the body's ability to fight infections and other life-threatening illnesses. The virus that causes AIDS is called HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus.
Latest about Hiv
Teens use HIV prevention meds way more if they get these simple interventions
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A clinical trial tested strategies for boosting teens' and young adults' use of HIV-prevention drugs called PrEP.
Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions.
We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?
Could CRISPR cure HIV someday?
By Jennifer Zieba published
An early-stage clinical trial raises hope for a new, single-dose HIV therapy that uses CRISPR, the famous gene-editing system.
Mysterious case of the 'Geneva patient,' the latest person in long-term remission from HIV, raises questions
By Nicoletta Lanese published
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.
People on HIV meds have 'almost zero' chance of spreading virus via sex once levels are low
By Nicoletta Lanese published
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.
You can now get a free at-home HIV test. Here's how.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
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.
How are people cured of HIV? Here's everything you need to know
By Nicoletta Lanese published
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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