Latest about HIV
Prince Harry Checks HIV: Who Else Should Get Tested?
Prince Harry took an HIV test this week, with the goal of destigmatizing testing for the virus. But exactly who should get screened for HIV, and how often?
Man Gets Rare Strain of HIV Despite Taking Antiviral Pills
In the first documented case of its kind, a man taking an effective antiviral medication still contracted a drug-resistant strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a new report finds.
Undetected HIV Leads to Cluster of Cases in Adult Film Industry
A male adult film star in California who underwent regular HIV testing still ended up contracting the virus and infecting two other men before the disease was detected.
Charlie Sheen Has HIV: What It's Like to Live with the Virus
Charlie Sheen recently disclosed that he is HIV positive, but HIV infection isn't the death sentence it once was.
Skin-Crawling Experience: Caterpillar Gives Woman Hives
Think caterpillars are cute, fuzzy and harmless? Think again.
'Popping' HIV into Oblivion (Video)
Opinion By tricking HIV into ejecting its genetic information far from any host cells, a new compound may one day help defeat the virus.
Shared Manicure Tools Linked to Rare HIV Infection
In a rare case, researchers report that a 22-year-old woman in Brazil who tested positive for HIV likely contracted the virus by sharing manicure instruments with an HIV-infected cousin.
Only 1 Person Has Been Cured of HIV: New Study Suggests Why
To this date, only one person is thought to have been cured of HIV — the "Berlin patient" Timothy Ray Brown. But no one is exactly sure which aspect of Brown's treatment may have cured him.
