HIV/AIDS News

A new, casually transmittable infection - a unique strain of bacterial meningitis - has cast a pall over the gay night life and dating scene, with men wondering whether this is AIDS, circa 1981, all over again.

As people infected with HIV live longer with antiretroviral drug therapy, more of them are developing hepatocellular carcinoma , which is particularly aggressive among this population.

EMILY BOURKE: Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of HIV. While medical research has advanced and people with the disease are living longer, infection rates remain stubbornly high in some parts of the world.

When they gather Sunday to remember Daniel Corona, friends and colleagues will bring their own favorite stories or memories of time spent with the 48-year-old, who died suddenly on April 13.

The Japanese goverment has awarded the Second Hideyo Noguchi Prize for Africa to Uganda's doctor , Alex Godwin Coutinho for his outstanding contributions in medical services.

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The HIV vaccine study known as HVTN 505 was shut down on April 25 on the recommendation of an independent data and safety monitoring board .

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing.

The country's lawmakers could find themselves having to publicly test for HIV if Parliament heeds a call by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

Liver transplants to treat a common type of liver cancer are a viable option for people infected with HIV, according to new research.

TASO Gulu center has currently started testing clients at night in bars in a programme code named, Moon Light Clinic.

What would you do if in the midst of running for vice president of the student body at your college, you discovered that your medical history - notably your HIV status - and your sexual orientation were passed around on fliers and written on bathroom stalls throughout campus? Some of us would buckle under the pressure.

The DNA vaccine trial is going to be conducted by Makerere University Walter Reed Project and is in its first phase.

Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced Tuesday it will be offering meningitis vaccinations to people who are not current patients due to increased demand.

Unjustifiable: Human rights group Section27 says that making life A insurance unaffordable for HIV-infected people just serves to perpetuate the stigma around the condition.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The 22nd annual "Arty Party," an auction and fundraiser for Birmingham AIDS Outreach , will be held Sunday, May 19, from 3-6 p.m., at B&A Warehouse .

This week, I was honored with a Best Life-In-Science Award from ScienceSeeker for my article on the earliest known cases of HIV/AIDS, " The Sea Has Neither Sense Nor Pity: the Earliest Known Cases of AIDS in the Pre-AIDS Era ." There were some serious heavyweight contenders in this inaugural contest and I am beyond delighted that this fascinating ... (more)

As HIV-vaccine trial participants, we grow accustomed to the routine blood draws, interacting with study staff and taking our computer-assisted interviews that catalog our risks.

In areas of high HIV prevalence in England, half the local authorities have not made HIV a public health priority, according to an analysis conducted by HIV Prevention England partners and presented at the British HIV Association conference in Manchester last month.

To determine the factors associated with change in bilirubin concentration 12 weeks after the initiation of an atazanavir -containing antiretroviral regimen.