For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Once HIV infects a cell, the virus inserts its genetic information into the DNA, making the infection generally incurable.

Researchers at Western University and the University of Calgary have discovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...

You may have heard about Biktarvy, a medicine approved by the FDA in 2018 to treat people with HIV who have not been treated yet. It may also be used to replace another medicine for treating HIV in ...

Called “bluetoothing,” the gruesome movement is fueling a wave of new HIV infections in hotspots around the globe, including ...

The NHS is set to roll out a long-term HIV prevention injection in England and Wales, in a move that has been hailed as ...

A long-acting injection designed to prevent HIV is set for approval in England and Wales. The cabotegravir (CAB-LA) treatment ...