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Early research suggests cancer drug could help flush HIV from its hiding spots

26.01.2022

Antiretroviral therapy, the standard treatment for HIV, can remove any trace of the virus from the blood, but a hidden reservoir of HIV persists in patients who are in treatment. …

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First Opinion

Opinion: This HIV prevention medicine is for everyone. Why do so few people take it?

20.01.2022

About 60% of older Americans take a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent heart attack, stroke, and other forms of cardiovascular disease. In contrast, only 25% of eligible, HIV-negative people take pre-exposure …

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Health / In the Lab

Scientists report finding a second person to be ‘naturally’ cured of HIV, raising hopes for future treatments

16.11.2021

One evening in March 2020, a doctor walked out of a hospital in the Argentine city of Esperanza cradling a styrofoam cooler. He handed it to a young man who’d …

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Health

Johnson & Johnson’s HIV vaccine fails first efficacy trial

31.08.2021

An HIV vaccine using the same basic technology as Johnson & Johnson’s Covid shot failed to prevent infection, the company said Tuesday, dealing yet another blow to efforts to create …

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Health

Virtual event: The next battles in the war against HIV

29.07.2021

Editor’s note: A livestream of the event is embedded below.  Despite many strides in treatment and prevention, the HIV epidemic continues and disproportionately impacts women and men of color. STAT …

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First Opinion

Opinion: 40 years of AIDS should have taught us epidemiologic humility

04.06.2021

Forty years later, I can still recall my visceral reaction to reading an article in the June 5, 1981, issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), which opened with …

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Coronavirus / First Opinion / Health

Opinion: A vaccine for my shame

26.03.2021

The Covid-19 crisis has revealed all manner of injustices, from hazardous work to overcrowded nursing homes, domestic violence, and racial disparities in health. But as vaccines become increasingly available — …

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Pharma

FDA approves first monthly injectable to treat HIV infection

22.01.2021

In a move that could transform HIV treatment, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a monthly injectable medication, a regimen designed to rival pills that must be taken daily. …

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