HIV & AIDS
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New trial hints at a possible HIV cure approach: Wake up latent virus hiding in the body, then kill itA clinical trial of a new method to activate and kill HIV in the body shows small success, but it's not yet a cure.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Teens use HIV prevention meds way more if they get these simple interventionsA clinical trial tested strategies for boosting teens' and young adults' use of HIV-prevention drugs called PrEP.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Kids under 5 with HIV are dying at high rates. Here's why.Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how.Feature Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Could CRISPR cure HIV someday?An early-stage clinical trial raises hope for a new, single-dose HIV therapy that uses CRISPR, the famous gene-editing system.
By Jennifer Zieba Published
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Mysterious case of the 'Geneva patient,' the latest person in long-term remission from HIV, raises questionsA 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.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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People on HIV meds have 'almost zero' chance of spreading virus via sex once levels are lowA 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.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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You can now get a free at-home HIV test. Here's how.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.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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How are people cured of HIV? Here's everything you need to knowOnly a few people have been cured of HIV, but scientists are working to develop cures that could be accessible to more of those infected.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
