The Latest Breaking News from AIDS

'I was told AIDS would kill me in three years. Forty years on I'm still here'

John Percy is believed to be the UK's longest surviving HIV patient

Manchester Evening News · Jan 28, 2023

International AIDS relief program, at 20, looks to next steps

BANGKOK — Saturday marks a major milestone in the global fight to eliminate the AIDS epidemic, as the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief celebrates its 20th anniversary as the largest commitment by a country to combat a disease.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

Why inventing a vaccine for AIDS is tougher than for COVID

The 4-decades long effort to create an AIDS vaccine suffered a blow with news that a vaccine in a late stage trial was discontinued because results showed it to be ineffective. What are the obstacles?

WEKU · Jan 26, 2023

Woman whose father died of Aids from infected blood urges Government apology

Elizabeth MacRae said: ‘I’d like acknowledgment of what actually happened, so on the record.’

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Minister Steve Pieters endured the AIDS crisis. He’s a beacon of faith battling new virus

LOS ANGELES -- Minutes before KABC-TV’s nightly news show 330 went on the air, the Rev. Steven Pieters wasn’t in the studio chatting with the other panelists. He’d been exiled outside, to a dark alley next to the AIDS Project Los Angeles office in Hollywood.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 16, 2023

Dumfries Lions Club launches appeal for unwanted glasses for charity

Specs that are no longer needed will be collected and distributed to people around the world

Daily Record · Jan 11, 2023

A model for HIV management

The key to ending Aids is to end inequality, and countries most affected by the disease must lead the effort against the disease by closing the economic gap.

Bangkok Post · Jan 8, 2023

Archaic technology could one day help astronauts navigate the Moon

When humans start living and working on the Moon in the Artemis missions, they’re going to need good navigational aids. Alvin Yew created an AI-driven local map service that uses local landmarks for navigation.

Inverse · Jan 8, 2023

HIV remains a leading killer in Africa despite medical breakthroughs – how to eliminate it

About 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. About 70% of them live in Africa. This shows that there is no solution to the AIDS pandemic without a solution in Africa. In 2021, there were 1.5 million new cases of HIV – just over 4,000 cases per…

The Conversation · Jan 8, 2023

Department of Health lawyers warn Infected Blood Inquiry of risks of using 'hindsight and suggestion' in analysis of NHS treatment disaster

A 600-page legal submission from Government lawyers has told Sir Brian Langstaff - chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry - to be wary of the perils of hindsight.

Chronicle Live · Jan 5, 2023