Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, swept through the nation in the mid-’80s, claiming the lives of 100,000 people in 10 years. In 1996, after the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy ...

Four years ago, a team of research physicians at Weill Cornell Medicine began treatment for an HIV patient, in the hopes of finding a cure. This February marked 14 months since the patient was free of ...

Clinical trials are conducted in several phases to determine whether new treatments are safe and effective. The results from Phases 1, 2 and 3 inform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on ...

A new UCLA study reveals that breast milk from women living with HIV contains significantly lower levels of tryptophan, an essential amino acid likely important for infant immune function, growth, and ...

World AIDS Day is marked across the globe every year on 1 December to draw attention to HIV and AIDS. In India, the day is observed through awareness drives and community-level programmes held ...

Living with HIV as an older American brings unique challenges. Many HIV-positive adults report social isolation. Some lose friends and partners over the years, while others withdraw because they fear ...