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New trial hints at a possible HIV cure approach: Wake up latent virus hiding in the body, then kill it

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.

LiveScience

Stamping out misinformation in France's fight against HIV-Aids

The French non-profit Sidaction on Friday launches its three-day annual fundraiser for HIV-Aids research – warning that although treatments have progressed in France, the “fight must go on”. A key challenge is stamping out misconceived ideas of the disease among young people.

Radio France Internationale

There’s still a long way to go to end HIV stigma

Letters: Richard Angell praises Beverley Knight’s contribution as an ally to those living with HIV, and laments that public perception has not kept pace with progress in treatment and prevention

The Guardian - UK

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HIV can be completely eliminated from cells using gene editing

In what can be said as a breakthrough in medical research, HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus has been eliminated from cells in a lab test. The scientists, led by Dr Elena Herrera-Carrillo and part of her team (Yuanling Bao, Zhenghao Yu and Pascal Kroon) at Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands have…

The Times of India

Lawsuits Against Gilead Sciences Could Stifle Medical Innovation

Lawsuit against Gilead Sciences raises concerns about innovation impact in drug development and potential implications on future product development.

Top News

HIV/Aids activist Hydeia Broadbent dies aged 39

By the time she was six, Broadbent was sharing her story on TV, with the aim of educating the public and reducing stigma

The Guardian - US

Hydeia Broadbent, a prominent HIV/AIDS activist, dies at 39

Broadbent, diagnosed at age 3, was one of the first generation of children born HIV positive, and known for raising awareness to lessen the stigma of the disease from a young age. She died Tuesday.

WEKU

A moment that changed me: I was told the love of my life was going to die

I’d known for years that my beloved boyfriend Miguel was HIV positive – but until that pivotal conversation, I thought he would survive

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan urges Government to accelerate efforts to end HIV transmission by 2030

HIV diagnoses across England increased by 22 per cent in 2022, compared with 2021

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Rise in HIV infections in Assam due to injecting of drugs: Minister

Assam Health Minister confirms increase in HIV-AIDS cases due to drug injection, government working with NGOs to address issue.

The Times of India

Early signs of STDs you must pay attention to

So, you didn't use protection, it's worth noting that pregnancy isn't the only thing in the cards. Engaging in unprotected sex also increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These can range from common infections like chlamydia and gonorrhoea to more serious conditions such as HIV and herpes. Just…

WEKU

'Blindspot' podcast offers a roadmap of social inequities during the AIDS crisis

Kai Wright's podcast revisits the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, focusing in particular on populations that are frequently overlooked — including the pediatric patients at Harlem Hospital.

The Times of India

Cervical cancer: Steps to minimize the risk and protect your health

In the global health landscape, cervical cancer emerges as the fourth most common cancer; it is common in low and middle-income countries like South Africa, China, India, and Brazil. In India, it is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality accounting for 17 % of deaths in women between…

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The Independent UK

Bill would revise Tennessee's decades-old law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work

A proposal advancing in the Tennessee legislature would stop requiring lifetime registration as a violent sex offender for anyone convicted of engaging in sex work while living with HIV

AAP

HIV-hepatitis project aims to reduce health inequities

A new project focusing on Indigenous-led health initiatives is aiming to help address disproportionate rates of hepatitis and HIV in First Nations communities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Frankie Franklin-Foxx, advocate for women with HIV and part of first support group in Chicago, dies at 68

“She really put her all into having people’s backs when no one else would, and she lost friend after friend after friend after friend,” her daughter said.

Evening Standard

Contaminated blood scandal: What happened and what are the victims demanding?

Thousands of people were contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C in one of the NHS's worth healthcare disasters

Chicago Sun-Times

New Chicago Public Health Commissioner Ige calls mental health a top priority in 2024

Opioid deaths, HIV and infectious diseases, the racial life expectancy gap and social inequality are Chicago health challenges.

The Conversation

HIV drugs might help prevent multiple sclerosis, large new study suggests

Over the last decade, several case studies have reported that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who started antiretroviral therapy for HIV (to keep the virus in check) subsequently found that their MS symptoms had either disappeared completely or the disease progression had slowed considerably.

Evening Standard

OPINION - I was diagnosed with HIV and the Kobler Clinic saved me, now we have to kill the stigma for good

I’m not being funny but a major birthday celebration last week went by under the radar. The Kobler Clinic in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital turned 35 years old earlier in the year, which was marked last Wednesday. I had the absolute honour and pleasure to celebrate alongside them, playing a…

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