This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...
HIV stigma tied to moral judgments, complicating destigmatization efforts
Persistence of stigma toward people living with HIV has puzzled scientists looking at the numerous destigmatization campaigns ...
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
On Thursday night Judge Amir H. Ali of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion to hold the Trump ...
Woman Left Blind from Parasites in Her Eye After Making This Common Contact Lens Mistake: 'Excruciating Pain'
A New York woman, 53, was left blind in one eye after wearing contact lenses in the pool, leading to her contracting a ...
Yes, it’s possible to get an STI without having sex — here’s how
While sex is built into the very definition of an STI, experts caution that it is possible to contract one without getting it ...
Woman's eye pain was actually due to worm infestation and the reason was THIS common mistake
Maureen Cronin, a New York lifeguard, nearly lost her vision in one eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis by wearing ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful ...
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AI tool diagnoses diabetes, HIV and COVID from a blood sample
One-shot’ approach that uses machine learning to screen immune cells could help to detect conditions with overlapping ...
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This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
The agency has begun publicly tracking new HIV infections since the aid freeze ... on a New York lecture stage in a knife ...
UNAIDS Chief: HIV Infections Could Jump Over Six Times if U.S. Support Dropped
In an interview with the AP, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima called on the Trump Administration not to cut off ...
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Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The far-reaching move could disrupt U.S. programs around the world, including a widely lauded effort to combat HIV worldwide that is credited with saving some 25 million lives, U.S. officials warned.
The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk
HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” ...