HIV-1 Infections Are More Virulent When Transmitted Through Heterosexual Sex
Variations in virus strains in different populations are associated with varying disease severity and treatment outcomes. A study published March 10th in PLOS Pathogens...
Oxford Scientists In The UK, Who Developed Covid Vaccine, Launch HIV Jab Clinical Trial
The University of Oxford has launched a Phase I trial of a novel mosaic vaccine targeting a ‘broad range’ of HIV variants.
The HIV-CORE 0052...
U.S. FDA puts Merck’s HIV Drug Trials On Hold
Merck & Co (MRK.N) said on Monday, December 13, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has placed clinical holds on trials testing the...
First HIV Case Was A Soldier In World War One Who Caught The Virus...
AIDS has claimed more than 33 million lives and its causative agent, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has thus far proved impossible to find...
FDA Approves 1st Long-Acting HIV Drug Combo, Monthly Shots
U.S. regulators have approved the first long-acting drug combo for HIV, monthly shots that can replace the daily pills now used to control infection...
Experimental mRNA Vaccine For HIV Shows Promise In Animals
An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA—the same technology used in two highly successful COVID-19 vaccines—has shown promise in experiments in mice and monkeys,...
NIH Launches Clinical Trial Of Three mRNA HIV Vaccines
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating...
Salon Owner Indicted On 24 Felony Charges After Two Clients Contracted HIV From ‘Vampire...
The former owner of a now-shuttered New Mexico salon that offered patrons so-called "vampire facials" was indicted this week on more than 20 felony...
First Woman Reported Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a...
FDA Approves First Injectable Treatment for HIV Pre-Exposure Prevention
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable treatment for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, providing another option to help individuals at-risk avoid...
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TikTok Ban Is Being Fast-Tracked In Congress. What Does That Mean?
TikTok may face a crossroads sooner than later, with a divest-or-ban bill getting fast-tracked in Congress.
The bill, which would require TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance...
Organizers Say Colorado Abortion Access Amendment Has Enough Signatures To Make 2024 Election Ballot
The Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom coalition, which is working to get a constitutional amendment on the state's ballot that would enshrine abortion access,...
NAIA Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports
Athletes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) will only be allowed to compete in women's sports if they were assigned the female...