HIV

Young men pose for pictures in front of HIV posters in Ethiopia.

On Thursday word came: No more USAID funds for a clinic that gets HIV meds to kids

4:36pm February 26, 2025

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Supported by USAID, the Ethiopian clinic provides lifesaving medicine for HIV-positive kids and teens to suppress the virus. First came the 90-day freeze — and now an immediate termination of support.

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USAID Cuts Impact HIV And AIDS Support Services In Uganda

What's happening with the anti-HIV program PEPFAR? It depends whom you ask

5:49pm February 13, 2025

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been the subject of a series of presidential orders and memos that have left uncertainty about how it operates.

A woman takes her Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) pills during

Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?

2:36pm January 31, 2025

A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV positive people. Here's what a disruption of this drug regimen would mean.

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Trump pauses funding for anti-HIV program that prevented 26 million AIDS deaths

3:39pm January 25, 2025

On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Why are so many Indigenous Panamanians contracting HIV — and dying of AIDS?

10:49am January 11, 2025

The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one Indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.

HIV is spiking in new hot spots. Here's what's being done to control it

10:26am December 19, 2024

As the new cases and related deaths fall in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is rearing its head elsewhere. What's the cause? And the solution?

This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic

2:01pm December 12, 2024

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

'America's Nobel' goes to a power couple who made a startling discovery about HIV

5:41pm September 30, 2024

This year's Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married couple made a startling discovery about HIV — and did something about it.

Health & Safety

One of the 7 people cured of HIV tells his story. Can his cure work for others?

11:54am July 30, 2024

by David Cox

The "Dusseldorf patient" spoke at last week's AIDS 2024 conference in Munich. Here's what doctors did — and what they say about their ability to replicate the procedure.

People with HIV are aging, and the challenges are piling up

3:35pm June 15, 2024

by Sam Whitehead

Advances in medicine mean more people are living longer with HIV. But aging with HIV comes with increased health risks, and this growing population needs specialized care that's hard to find.

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