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UN Urges Gilead To 'Make History' With Game-changing HIV Drug

Gilead could bring the AIDS pandemic towards an end if the US pharmaceutical giant opens up access to its game-changing new HIV drug, the head of UNAIDS told AFP. Winnie Byanyima urged Gilead to "make history" by allowing generic manufacturing of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable antiretroviral medication used to treat…

International Business Times · Jul 22, 2024

Tennessee will remove HIV-positive people convicted of sex work from violent sex offender list

HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated prostitution law will no longer be required to face a lifetime registration as a “violent sex offender” under a lawsuit settlement finalized this week

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024

Why does plague keep plaguing humans?

Throughout human history, different infectious diseases have taken the mantle of “most deadly disease” infecting humans. In the past century alone, the human population has experienced many pandemics: COVID, HIV and various influenza outbreaks – to name a few. Some have lasted for centuries and persist today, such as tuberculosis.…

The Conversation · Jul 19, 2024

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Seventh Person Likely 'Cured' Of HIV, Doctors Announce

A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors announced on Thursday.

International Business Times · Jul 18, 2024

The HIV epidemic 40 years on: 5 essential reads on breakthroughs, blind spots and new challenges

In June 1981 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rare form of pneumonia in young gay men in California. Although they didn’t know it at the time, these were the first documented cases of AIDS.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024

More than 2,000 patients potentially exposed to HIV and Hepatitis by an anesthesiologist

The hospitals are working to notify patients who may have been exposed to HIV and Hepatitis

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2024

2,400 people in Oregon potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis through botched anesthesia

An anesthesiologist contracted at various Oregon health care facilities did not practice proper infection control, posing a risk to patients.

LiveScience · Jul 12, 2024

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NBA legend Magic Johnson says playing at the 1992 Olympics after his HIV diagnosis ‘was the greatest moment’ of his life

After sponsors dropped him and other players refused to work with him, Johnson used the game to shatter stigma around the disease.

Fortune · Jul 11, 2024

Charlize Theron's CTAOP Expands Mission To Empower African Youth.

Learn about Charlize Theron's CTAOP focusing on HIV prevention, education, and broader social issues in Africa through storytelling and inclusivity.

Pakistan's Ratodero scandal: HIV-positive children treated like outcasts

In 2019, the Ratodero scandal broke out in Pakistan. The town in the country's southern Sindh province was suddenly in the spotlight after a doctor revealed that thousands of children had been infected with HIV. An investigation showed that dangerous and illegal hygiene practices of doctors such as reusing disposable…

France 24 · Jul 9, 2024

More than 800 students test HIV positive in this state, 47 deaths recorded: Full report

An alarming report on HIV has shocked all. As per the report, 828 students have tested HIV-positive and 47 have died in the state of Tripura.

The Times of India · Jul 9, 2024

Secrets, betrayal and shocking abuse: how Greg Louganis survived – and became the greatest diver of all time

On the outside, he was the happy, handsome young athlete who thrilled the crowds. But as the medals piled up, he was having to hide his sexuality, HIV-positive status and the violence meted out by his partner and manager

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

First Nations superhero ‘Condoman’ was a world leader in HIV prevention. Aunty Gracelyn Smallwood made it happen

When HIV arrived on Australian shores in the early 1980s, politicians and healthcare workers worried the virus would run rampant in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This didn’t happen – thanks to highly successful health promotion campaigns and public health programs rolled out around the country by Aboriginal-controlled medical…

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024

HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2024

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Latin Times · Jun 25, 2024

As HIV rates across the country decline, the number of new Latino infections rise throughout the U.S.

A new analysis found Latinos experiencing a disproportionate number of new infections and diagnoses across the U.S., with highest numbers in the Southeast

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024

LOCALIZE IT: HIV cases are on the rise in young gay Latinos, especially in the Southeast

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The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024

Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

Federal appeals court says some employers can exclude HIV prep from insurance coverage

Eight employers who challenged some federal health insurance requirements cannot be forced to provide no-cost coverage for certain types of preventive care, including HIV prep and some kinds of cancer screenings, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Friday

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The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

Drugs that treat HIV trialled in people with multiple brain tumours

While usually non-cancerous, NF2 can cause symptoms such as loss of balance, hearing loss that gradually gets worse over time and ringing in the ears.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024

Tell Me How It Ends review – 80s-set HIV drama offers a blast of polemical power

Tasha Dowd’s big-hearted play is about a Liverpudlian woman who befriends HIV patients at the height of the Aids crisis, and features a ferocious broadside in favour of public services, civic spirit and LGBTQ+ rights

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024

In South Africa, traditional healers join the fight against HIV. Stigma remains high in rural areas

More than 300 traditional leaders in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate their largely rural patients about the disease

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Green Party removes HIV image from online manifesto after backlash

Party were accused of being ‘misleading’ for using the image of a coughing man to illustrate section on HIV in its online manifesto

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Reverend Richard Coles says he has ‘shame’ over pretending to have HIV in the 1980s

The media personality and author calls it ‘the worst thing I’ve ever done’

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024

OPINION - Jack Guinness: Why I'm so proud London's Aids memorial is being unveiled tomorrow

Tomorrow, Aids Memory UK (AMUK) will announce the winning artist to create the new Aids Memorial in London. This will be the first of its kind: a sculpture marking a space for remembrance and solidarity, commemorating those affected by HIV/Aids.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024

HIV tests dropped and a return to paper working: Inside the hospitals held to ransom by Russian hackers

An attack attributed to the Russian cyber-crime group Qilin has caused chaos at two London NHS trusts

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