An Argentinian woman has become the second ever person in the world to rid herself of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) without drugs or medical treatment, according to researchers. According to a report published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled, “A Possible Sterilizing Cure of HIV-1 Infection Without Stem Cell Transplantation,” a now 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed…
Researchers Discover Second Ever Person to Overcome HIV Without Drugs or Medical Treatment
GSK to Develop Longer-Acting Therapy for HIV With Japan’s Shionogi
GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) said on Tuesday it would develop an HIV treatment with Japan’s Shionogi for use in regimens with dosing gaps of three months or more, as the drugmaker seeks to build on the success of its previous long-acting therapies. The British firm said it would pay Shionogi 20 million pounds ($27.36 million) upfront,…
I Was Not Responsible for Blood Products as Minister: Lord Ken Clarke
Lord Ken Clarke has said he was “not responsible” for blood products during his time as health minister in the early days of the infected blood scandal, an inquiry has heard. Clarke, who held the position of health minister from 1982 to 1985, said the emerging controversy surrounding the blood products was something that “hardly…
Florida’s Silent HIV Crisis–Expert Says ‘We Have the Tools to Get This HIV Epidemic Under Control’
While the world focuses in fear on COVID-19 numbers, a disease with a familiar name is spreading silently throughout Florida. According to the latest HIV Surveillance Report (pdf) released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Florida had the greatest number of new HIV diagnoses as of 2019. With 4,378 new HIV cases diagnosed, Florida…
Senator Seeks CDC Inquiry Into HIV Outbreak in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat asked for the inquiry on behalf of the Kanawha County Commission two months after a CDC official warned that the county’s outbreak…
Senator Seeks US Inquiry Into HIV Outbreak in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat asked for the inquiry on behalf of the Kanawha County Commission two months after a CDC official warned that the county’s outbreak…
HIV-Positive Mom Celebrates 18 Years of Husband’s Unconditional Love: ‘I Trust God’
Having endured the trauma of child labor and dating older men to raise her siblings, a HIV-positive woman now wants others to know that unconditional love, acceptance, and family are dreams within reach for anyone living with the same crippling diagnosis as hers. Mandisa Dukashe and her husband, Siyabulela Dukashe, from Gauteng Province, South Africa,…
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