Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin.
(Corrects paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 to show the Gates Foundation has not begun work on broad weight-loss drug access; clarifies Bill Gates' quote in paragraph 4 to show he... Reuters Health Information
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are insidious. They can evade the immune defense and antiviral drugs by becoming "latent." In this state, they are largely invisible and unassailable. As long as these dormant viruses persist, there...
In 2025, PrEP has evolved. Learn who’s eligible, how new injectables are changing prevention, and why PrEP matters more than ever. The post PrEP in 2025: Who Should Take It and Why It Matters More Than Ever appeared first on AIDS.org .
Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy does not provide significant cardiovascular benefits compared with delayed initiation in people living with HIV who have high CD4+ counts. Medscape Medical News
New UKHSA data show a continued drop in HIV diagnoses and deaths across the UK, but experts warn that inequalities and gaps in testing remain. Medscape News UK
To meet the challenges we're facing in medicine, Dr Carlos del Rio says we must rethink training for the next generation of physicians and focus on collaboration. Medscape
Learn how the dangerous practice of blood‑sharing or “bluetoothing” is accelerating HIV transmission in Fiji and what harm‑reduction steps can help. The post Blood‑Sharing “Bluetoothing” Fuels HIV Surge in Fiji: Urgent Call for Harm...
More than 200 health facilities in war-hit eastern Congo have run out of medicines due to widespread looting and supply chain disruptions during fighting this year, the... Reuters Health Information
Researchers used selected molecules to make human cells less tolerant of damage, so that reactivating hidden HIV becomes a clear trigger for cell death. While making cells more vulnerable to dying may sound counterintuitive, the strategy...
Explore how modern HIV therapy helps people with HIV live longer, healthier lives—life expectancy gains, challenges, and future outlook. The post Living Long with HIV: How Modern Treatment Is Changing Survival Rates appeared first on...
Discover how 2025 could reshape HIV treatment with breakthrough therapies, prevention tools, and long-term remission potential. The post New Advances in HIV Treatment Offer Hope for 2025 appeared first on AIDS.org .
Teen HIV education remains crucial in 2025. Learn why early awareness and school programs help prevent new infections. The post Teens and HIV: Why Education Still Matters in 2025 appeared first on AIDS.org .
Pregnant women with HIV infection receiving oral rilpivirine antiretroviral regimens do not have higher rates of adverse pregnancy or birth outcomes than those on nonrilpivirine regimens. Medscape Medical News
Researchers at Western University and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body by embedding itself into the DNA of cells in a tissue-specific manner, offering new insights into why the virus...
Researchers at Western and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body by embedding itself into the DNA of cells in a tissue-specific manner, offering new insights into why the virus is so...
An international research team led by the University of Cologne has discovered an antibody that could advance the fight against HIV. The newly identified antibody 04_A06 proved to be particularly effective in laboratory tests. It was...
In 2025, HIV prevention tools are expanding worldwide with new PrEP options, long-acting injectables, and vaccines in trials. The post Global HIV Prevention Tools Expand in 2025: What Patients Need to Know appeared first on AIDS.org .
New research reveals clues to HIV remission without daily medication, bringing hope for long-term viral control and a potential cure. The post Scientists Unlock Clues to HIV Remission Without Medication appeared first on AIDS.org .
Researchers discover a new way to neutralize hidden HIV reservoirs, a major step toward achieving a functional cure. The post Scientists Identify How to Neutralize Hidden HIV Reservoirs appeared first on AIDS.org .
In a preclinical study, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists developed a highly targeted gene therapy that could revolutionize treatment for cancers linked to a common herpesvirus, with minimal side effects.
What if the presence of a well-known but misunderstood viral protein explains why some people living with HIV (PLWH) never recover their health, even with antiretroviral treatment?
A new study from researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a comprehensive program with a strong focus on education in the health system's urgent care clinics and emergency departments significantly increased HIV...
Older adults with HIV are prescribed opioids at a higher rate and are more likely to have indicators of opioid use disorder than those without HIV, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
Lenacapavir, a new HIV prevention injection, showed 100% efficacy in women and 99.9% in other groups, offering breakthrough protection. The post New HIV Prevention Injection Hits 100% Efficacy in Key Trial appeared first on AIDS.org .
New CRISPR research shows potential to eliminate HIV from infected cells, moving science closer to a long-sought cure. The post Scientists Edge Closer to HIV Cure With CRISPR Gene Editing Breakthrough appeared first on AIDS.org .
Persistent low-level detectable HIV appeared to significantly increase the risk of treatment failure but had no long-term impact on the occurrence of serious health problems in a recent study. Having integrase inhibitors as part of the...
For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve.
The risk of vertical HIV transmission – from mother to child during pregnancy or delivery – is zero when a mother has a fully suppressed viral load from the time of conception until after giving birth, an analysis combining 138 studies...
Despite a decade of widespread ‘Undetectable equals Untransmissible’ (U=U) messaging and advances in HIV prevention, stigma has barely shifted for older people living with HIV in Amsterdam. ‘Disclosure concerns’ fell only marginally over...
Generic versions of a groundbreaking injectable HIV-prevention drug should be available for $40 a year in more than 100 countries from 2027, Unitaid and the Gates Foundation said Wednesday.
According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV. In fact, even when receiving effective antiretroviral treatment, HIV-positive individuals are 15 to 30 times more...
Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state's history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years. That's seven times the typical number for...
Trans and gender diverse people often expect poor treatment at UK sexual health clinics and actively look for signs of inclusivity before accessing services, according to recent qualitative research. Simple steps could ensure more...
Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state's history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years.
Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 selects its integration targets in the human genome. A research team led by DZIF...
An initiative to reshape HIV care in general practice across London has been hailed a success after notable increases in HIV testing and statin prescribing.
When the U.S. Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in August 1990, it honored a young man who had acquired HIV from a blood transfusion five years earlier at age 13.
40 million people live with HIV globally, and that number continues to rise. While therapies exist to reduce the amount of HIV in a patient's body and, in turn, reduce HIV symptoms, there remains no cure. Engineering better drugs and...
The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by 2028, the State Department announced Thursday.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered a surprising molecular link between HIV-1 and a protein fragment associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Past a smoldering pile of trash and two bleating goats, through a doorway beginning to buckle beneath the weight of the bricks above, is a darkened room where a skeletal, 70-year-old man lies on a pillowless bed above a floor littered...
A new HIV antiretroviral shows promise as a long-acting, oral prophylactic agent, according to a new study by Izzat Raheem, Tracy Diamond and colleagues from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, U.S., published in the open-access journal PLOS...
While the majority of states require public school students to take at least one sexual education course, a patchwork of state-level provisions that mandate inaccurate, outdated, or politically motivated curricula may inhibit students...
Antiretroviral treatments for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) have been extremely successful in extending life expectancy and reducing transmission. But one major challenge has so far prevented researchers from developing a cure: HIV...
Why do people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often suffer from cardiovascular, liver, and other comorbidities? Researchers at the Center for Individualized Infection Medicine (CiiM) investigated this question as...
Parents are spending thousands of pounds to bank stem cells from their children's milk teeth – but the recipient companies' claims about their future medical value are unproven and potentially misleading, reveals an investigation by The...
For more than 20 years, Harvard infectious disease specialist Roger Shapiro has fought HIV on the ground in Botswana, where the rate of infection exceeded 30% in some areas of the country in the 1990s.
Adolescents and young adults say they want to learn about HIV prevention the same way they learn about new tunes, life hacks, and the latest slang—on social media, according to a new study led by physician-scientists at Beth Israel...
The world's largest conditional cash transfer programme, the Bolsa Família Programme (BFP), is associated with a substantial reduction in AIDS cases and deaths, especially among brown and black women with lower income and limited education.