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October 24, 2015

South Africa to spend $2.2 billion on HIV drugs in next two years

South Africa plans to spend $2.2 billion over two years to buy HIV/AIDS drugs for public hospitals, a government minister said on Monday, as a study shows the prevalence of the virus is rising.

October 24, 2015

AIDS campaigners say pandemic has finally reached tipping point

The world has finally reached "the beginning of the end" of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV.

October 24, 2015

Scientists design implantable device for long-acting HIV prevention

A new matchstick-size implant that dispenses antiretroviral drugs may aid in HIV prevention, early-stage findings published last week in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy suggest.  

October 24, 2015

Indiana county battling HIV to continue needle exchange

An Indiana county at the center of the state's drug abuse-related HIV outbreak will continue its needle exchange for up to a year, local officials said on Thursday.

October 24, 2015

Kenya focuses on strong health system, less crisis funding

When Grace's five-year-old daughter was admitted to hospital in Kenya with a chest infection, she didn't suspect HIV.

October 24, 2015

Doctors say French teen's HIV in remission despite stopping treatment 12 years ago

An 18-year-old French teen born with the AIDS virus has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago — an unprecedented remission, doctors are reporting.

October 24, 2015

Few gay, bisexual teen males being tested for HIV

Only about one in five teenage gay and bisexual males in a new study said they'd ever been tested for HIV, despite their increased risk of infection.

October 24, 2015

FDA recommends ending lifetime ban on blood donation by gay, bisexual men

Federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.

October 23, 2015

First self-injectable HIV antibody may prevent virus transmission

The first self-injectable HIV antibody, PRO 140, has a 98 percent success rate in reducing the virus in HIV patients’ blood, according to results released Tuesday from a Phase 2b clinical trial of the drug.

October 23, 2015

Bristol-Myers says HIV drug gets FDA incentives

Bristol-Myers said Tuesday that federal regulators will help speed up development for one of its experimental HIV drugs.