Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure
Trial ‘PrEPVacc’ was testing two different vaccine regimens on about 1,500 volunteers in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa
HIV's ability to cause AIDS weakening, says new research
The virus might gradually become almost harmless, say virologists
Hepatitis C medication remains beyond reach
Price control may ensure patients complete their course of medication
In a first, immunotherapy that pulls HIV virus out of hiding to kill it
Latest findings offer relief to HIV-positive patients taking medicines daily
Integrate mpox with HIV, STI prevention & control programmes: WHO
New HIV guidelines on viral suppression unveiled at international AIDS conference
WHO highlights growing HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir, urges global action
WHO recommends routine surveillance of HIVDR to track prevalence & patterns of resistance, critical for shaping treatment guidelines and …
New, more virulent HIV strain reported in the Netherlands 40 years after pandemic began
The new HIV variant is a cause for concern since these are figures for a country with high awareness about and monitoring of the disease
HIV-related stigma, discrimination persists in work world, reveals global survey
Less than half of people surveyed in India said people living with HIV should be allowed to work directly with people who do not have HIV
Acquired shortage: India’s HIV drugs are in short supply, which could have been averted
This risks undoing India’s hard-won gains against HIV/AIDS and further derails the global progress, which is not on track to meet the goal …
Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention
Most notable prevention for HIV is pre-exposure prophylaxis pill Truvada. The Conversation spoke to an expert about the efficacy of the pill
Preventing HIV-AIDS in women: How drug-releasing vaginal ring can help
Girls and women make up more than half of 38 million people living with HIV-AIDS as of 2019
Fewer men aware of HIV/AIDS in most states: NFHS-5
Significant decline in proportion of women aware of HIV / AIDS in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Tripura
How Tanzania’s spousal escort policy frustrates antenatal healthcare
Only 51% Tanzanian women make four or more visits during their entire pregnancy, according to a report
Savour the tang: Manipur’s heimang is a versatile ingredient in Asian cuisines and packs a nutritional punch
Despite its extraordinary versatility, heimang has not yet found widespread commercial use
Trans people twice as likely to die as cis men, women: Lancet study over 5 decades
Mortality risk among trans people did not decrease between 1972 and 2018; the risk may be higher in other countries due to social stigma, study …
Three breakthroughs on HIV this week; is cure around the corner?
Critical trial for early aggressive treatment of HIV+ babies set to begin in three months
Air pollution can cut 8 yrs off lives of 250 mln north Indians: Report
Air pollution shortened the average life expectancy by 5.2 years in India, according to the report
Gay, bisexual and pansexual men can now donate blood in US
FDA updates discriminatory guidelines; new set of risk-based rules in place applicable on all prospective donors
HIV/AIDS Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha
Activists demand its early passage to check discrimination against affected people in education, healthcare, employment, travel and insurance
The US takes on a drug giant
The US government's patent lawsuit against Gilead Sciences indicates it is tired of being milked by pharma companies
Current monkeypox symptoms are different from previous outbreaks, finds study
Rectal pain, penile swelling new complaints; Only a quarter of patients had known contact with a confirmed case
HIV+ patients protest months-long drug shortage outside NACO office
The patients have demanded fixing irregular supply of everyday antiretroviral therapy medication
Hepatitis afflicts many HIV/AIDS patients, but there is no policy for them
Health ministry and AIDS control body keep shifting responsibility; no statistics available on patients with co-infection
