HIV infections (human immunodeficiency virus infections) include the spectrum of infections caused by the virus HIV that range from asymptomatic seropositivity to acquired immunodeficiency ...

People with HIV can expect to live a near-normal life expectancy if diagnosed and treated early. With advances in antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV can expect to live longer and healthier ...

Doctors and front-line workers are watching closely as HIV rates increase significantly in Alberta. An annual Alberta Health report reveals the number of new HIV cases jumped by 73 per cent last ...

HIV/AIDS is currently the eighth leading cause of death in Africa, accounting for almost five percent of all deaths in 2021. At that time, HIV/AIDS was not among the leading 20 causes of death in ...

It takes time after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enters your body before a test can detect it, and this period of time is known as the HIV window period. If you take a test during your ...

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released the key findings of the Sixth South African HIV Prevalence, Incidence, and Behaviour Survey (SABSSM VI) across the country. The SABSSM VI survey ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Dorry Segev, right, performs the first U.S. transplant ...

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, led by Dr. Julie McElrath, Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, have found a new way to train our immune system to make antibodies ...

An HIV prevention injection that provides six months of protection per shot has been shown to be highly effective in pivotal studies. The studies found that the jab is safe and highly effective at ...

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA ...

When he was diagnosed with HIV, in 1988, he had to stop training as a nurse. "I lived my entire 20s in fear," he says. Now, Mr Thorn, based in the UK, hardly thinks about the virus - apart from ...

Keep reading to find out the key distinctions between HIV and AIDS, including symptoms, progression, treatment options, and overall impact on health. Are HIV and AIDS the Same Thing? HIV and AIDS ...