Study shows significant progress in HIV treatment initiation in the Asia-Pacific region
In a study published in AIDS Research and Therapy, Ph.D. candidate Thinh Vu explores the temporal trends in the time from HIV diagnosis to the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) across the ...
The Hindu3d
Treating chikungunya using HIV/AIDS drug efavirenz
A preliminary study has found that efavirenz — a non-nucleoside inhibitor of HIV virus that is used for treating HIV/AIDS — can be repurposed for the treatment of chikungunya. Currently ...
The Punch Newspapers9d
HIV treatment free in govt hospitals, says NACA
“We want to categorically state that HIV treatment in Nigeria remains free of charge at government-approved health facilities. “We give thanks to donor agencies, including the US President’s ...
Medical Xpress29d
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 inner core into the host cell's nuclear membrane. The findings ...
Clinic offers free care amid Latino HIV rate surge
The CDC reports that while HIV rates in the U.S. have remained steady in recent years, rates among Latinos have seen a 19% ...
CNN26d
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to freeze USAID’s funding means Nyumbani’s access to life-saving antiretroviral drugs, which stop the HIV virus from replicating in the ...
The Jamaica Observer5d
HIV doctors urge US to reverse ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts
Among the signatories was French scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, who won a 1983 medicine Nobel prize for her work identifying the HIV virus. The US government has said the funding cuts were ...
WCBD8d
South Carolina health departments offer free HIV testing services
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health is offering free STD/HIV testing at most local health departments on Tuesday, March 11. The Department of Public Health ...
Idaho State Journal13d
Free hepatitis C, HIV and syphilis testing for the month of March
Southeastern Idaho Public Health will offer free hepatitis C, HIV and syphilis testing to individuals throughout the month of March in all of its county locations. Testing only takes a few minutes ...
Healthline29d
HIV Treatments: List of Prescription Medications
HIV medications stop the virus from making copies of itself. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved more than 50 HIV medications. HIV is transmitted through contact with blood ...
Premium Times10d
HIV treatment remains free in government facilities – NACA DG
“We want to categorically state that HIV treatment in Nigeria remains free of charge at government-approved health facilities,” she said. “We give thanks to donor agencies, including the US ...