Stanford researchers are urging caution in the use of one of the AIDS drug regimens recommended by the World Health Organization, saying this particular mix …
Category: HIV, AIDS
Helping Rwandan orphans recover from trauma and avoid HIV
In the time I spent with people caring for orphans in Africa, I observed how they were focused on the absolute essentials, like keeping the …
How Congress first addressed the AIDS epidemic
Just a few days after the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the United States, The Atlantic's Joshua Green looks at …
On the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS, a look at potential stem cell therapies
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine posted a nice entry on its blog today looking at two research teams it's funding that are working on …
Some reflections on the 30th anniversary of AIDS
The June 1981 report could have ended up as just a footnote in history – five gay men in Los Angeles with a rare case of …
June marks the 30th anniversary of HIV and AIDS
Next month marks the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS in the United States. To commemorate the anniversary, the San Francisco AIDS …
Image of the Week: Cut-away model of HIV
Exciting news this week in the global battle against AIDS. As my colleague recently reported, treating HIV patients with AIDS drugs early on may make …
Treat patients early to stop HIV spread, study finds
Treat early. That’s become the mantra of the AIDS world. While previous studies have shown that early treatment benefits infected individuals, now a watershed study …
Treating breastfeeding babies to prevent HIV
HIV-positive women who breastfeed their babies are at high risk of passing the virus on to their infants. As many as 30 percent of the …
Image of the Week: A model of HIV
This week's image comes from the 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge, which appears in the Feb. 18 issue of Science. This arresting (and …
Experts discuss German patient who appears cured of HIV
You may have heard the news about the "Berlin Patient," a German man who was reportedly cured of HIV with a stem cell transplant. (The …
Pope, plus science, offer great news on AIDS prevention
Two monumental pieces of news on AIDS hit the front pages of the New York Times today - both relating to prevention but in very …
UNAIDS leader: Don't abandon AIDS patients in the name of financial crisis
Yesterday's Shots featured an interesting conversation with Richard Knox and Michel Sibidé, the head of UNAIDS. In the Q&A, Sibidé talks about the almost-30-year-old AIDS …
Will access to AIDS drugs in Africa continue?
I remember the first time I saw a woman in Africa die of AIDS. Susan Andukais, just 36, was entombed on the only bed in …
KQED health program explores HIV/AIDS in California
Californians living with HIV/AIDS and the pioneering research on the virus are the focus of KQED's latest Health Dialogues, which debuted last night. On the …
Annie Lennox on why she's an HIV/AIDS activist
In this TED Talk, musician Annie Lennox discusses her work on the SING campaign to raise awareness and money to fight HIV/AIDS. She shares the …