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 ...
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya a year ago, suffering from HIV and ...
U.S. aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya and their lifesaving drugs at risk
The Trump administration's global aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children's Home in ...
Nonprofits sue over Trump executive orders on gender, diversity
A lawsuit by three nonprofit s argues that executive orders from President Trump limit the ability to provide health and ...
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UNAIDS launches the development of the new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031
This is why UNAIDS is launching the development of the new Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031, an ambitious, inclusive, and action-driven plan that will guide the global HIV response for the next five ...
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...
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A breakthrough HIV drug was developed using Utah biochemistry research
An HIV drug was named “2024 Breakthrough of the Year” by Science Magazine. Biochemistry research from the University of Utah ...
HIV protein switch may help virus squeeze into host cell nucleus
Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its ...
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How the health department will deal with Pepfar's near collapse
Offering state HIV patients who qualify a six-month supply of antiretroviral pills at a time is one of the goals in the ...
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump's aid freeze has hit hard
At a rural village in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if she has enough money for the one-hour ride to collect her much-needed HIV ...