HIV is spread through bodily fluids, primarily from unprotected sex or the sharing of drug-injection equipment such as needles. See the sources for this fact-check A Facebook post included a video of ...

Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with drug-resistant infections in 2022. While there is still no vaccine for the ...

Two Calgary doctors worry global cuts to HIV programs could lead to a potential “resurgence of the HIV epidemic,” which could ...

A once-weekly HIV pill combining the antiretroviral drugs islatravir and lenacapavir is as effective as a widely used once-daily regimen, according to an international study. More than 93% of ...

Left: Structure of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Note the envelope protein that protects the virus against immunological detection and the small genome consisting of two short strands of RNA ...

A stepwise HIV vaccine strategy has induced broadly neutralizing antibodies in primates, hinting that a truly protective HIV vaccine may finally be possible.

You probably know that HIV/AIDS remains a global health crisis, and that advocacy and action are crucial to make sure people everywhere have access to medical care for HIV/AIDS. Ensuring that we each ...

In a clinical trial of adults with HIV-related cryptococcal disease, those treated with a two-drug combination had a 21% ...

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has attributed the higher prevalence of HIV among women in the country to biological factors ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The outer shell, called the capsid (yellow and purple) envelopes the viral RNA genome (blue). Illustration credit: Janet Iwasa Accomplishing a feat that had been a ...

Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse; it helps create the conditions for them to spread, persist and returnFor decades, the world has poured billions into laboratories, surveillance systems, ...