Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the CD4 (T) cells, which help the body fight off infections. If left untreated, HIV can lead to ...

Learning the best type of HIV prevention for those at highest risk can start with conversations about their options, writes Zandraetta Tims-Cook, MD, MPH, AAHIVS In the US, we have made remarkable ...

How Does Yeztugo Work to Prevent HIV? HIV is a virus that has a coating around it, which is called a capsid. In order for HIV to make copies of itself and spread within your body, it needs to get ...

The landscape of HIV prevention has undergone a profound transformation with significant advancements in medical interventions and a deeper understanding of how the virus spreads. These developments ...

The approval could slow new infections and move the world closer to eliminating HIV. But huge obstacles remain.

"Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the most important concept in the [HIV] prevention field today," Robert Grant told the Infectious Disease Society of America at their annual meeting in San Diego.

A recent experimental treatment may offer a new method to prevent HIV infection: by combining two antiviral tactics into a single antibody. In laboratory studies, the new molecule forced the virus to ...

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HIV rates are up in Atlanta. Activists and Georgia politicians say this doesn’t have to happen because cheap and safe medicines known as PrEP are over 99% effective at blocking the infection when ...

The Federal Government has confirmed the arrival of the long-acting HIV prevention injection, Lenacapavir, marking a major ...

Single-pill treatment proves as effective at suppressing virus as multi-pill therapy, while long-acting preventive injections are increasingly available ...