October 4, 2018 HIV-positive mother donates liver to critically ill child Doctors in South Africa say they transplanted part of a liver from a mother with HIV to her critically ill but HIV-negative child, concluding that the chance to save a life outweighed the risk of virus transmission.
October 3, 2018 Father transmits HIV to newborn son in rare case After a 4-year-old boy in Portugal was diagnosed with HIV , the biggest question was how he got the infection.
August 31, 2018 Cluster of HIV cases in North Seattle prompt concern of potential outbreak Drug use may be behind a small cluster of recent HIV diagnoses in North Seattle prompting health officials to warn about the potential for a large outbreak.
July 11, 2018 Identities of thousands of Tennessee citizens with HIV made public due to error: report The identities of thousands of Tennessee citizens with HIV was made public to hundreds of government employees due to an error, a report stated.
June 20, 2018 Man awarded $18.4M in lawsuit over canceled HIV test A federal jury has awarded $18.4 million in damages to a man who said in a lawsuit that two doctors failed to test him for HIV, which allowed the virus to progress to AIDS.
June 14, 2018 Patients being tested for HIV after nurse reused syringes A Cherokee Nation hospital in Oklahoma is testing more than 180 patients for HIV and hepatitis after allegations that a nurse reused syringes to administer medications.
May 31, 2018 Survivors file suit against ex-Gambian leader over alleged HIV 'cure' Three survivors of a supposed HIV treatment program run by Gambia's former leader Yahya Jammeh featuring what he called an herbal remedy "cure" filed a lawsuit Thursday against him, claiming they suffered under the forced regimen.
March 22, 2018 Leading AIDS researcher selected to head CDC A leading AIDS researcher was selected Wednesday to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency.
February 14, 2018 It's been 15 years since George W. Bush launched PEPFAR and saved millions of lives Fifteen years ago this week, President George W. Bush traveled up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol to announce the largest commitment ever to fight a single disease – a commitment that has saved the lives of millions of people with HIV/AIDS.
January 18, 2018 Aetna to pay $17 million after mailing revealed patients' HIV meds Aetna has reached a $17 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit argued the health insurer breached the privacy of thousands of customers who take HIV medications.
