South Africa rolls out twice-yearly HIV prevention drug
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, pictured in 2025 at the G20 summit, on Friday announced that the…
Flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline in people with HIV
A class of flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline and premature aging in people living with chronic viral…
Study shows how HIV leads to chronic pain
Over half of the people carrying HIV experience chronic pain at some point, which is difficult to treat. In a new JNeurosci paper, Hui-Lin Pan, from The University of…
Scientists discover how some people control HIV without daily medication
For decades, HIV treatment has depended on one hard truth: once medication stops, the virus usually comes roaring…
MediSave withdrawal limit for HIV drugs to go up from S$550 to S$850 monthly
To encourage testing, HIV self-testing kits have been made available at places such as some retail pharmacies since…
‘Spreading like wildfire’: Fiji grapples with soaring HIV cases
Volunteers from the Survival Advocacy Network, a group supporting sex workers, and Rainbow Pride Fiji, which works with…
Scientists map 239 human-infective RNA viruses to track future outbreak risks
A new global dataset of 239 human-infective RNA viruses shows how animal hosts, vector transmission, surveillance gaps, and…
WHO congratulates The Bahamas for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV
In a landmark achievement for Caribbean public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates The Bahamas for becoming…
HIV Vaccine Hope With Novel Nanodisc Platform
Original story from Scripps Research Institute (CA, USA). Scientists have developed a nanodisc platform that offers a clearer…
Requests for “unvaccinated” blood lead to delays and patient harm
A growing demand for “unvaccinated” blood is challenging modern transfusion systems; now, real-world data reveal how these requests…
How Fred Hutch scientists tackle world’s top infectious killer, TB
Ensuring vaccines are effective, accepted Immunologist Erica Andersen-Nissen, PhD, a principal staff scientist in the McElrath Lab, heads the Cape Town…
Protein targeted by cancer drugs may help the body fight influenza
A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new…