Eight million people living with HIV. Just over 6 million on treatment. Behind these big numbers lurk a universe of fascinating epidemiological dynamics. In this special briefing, Spotlight editor ...

Accordingly, TB is the top cause of HIV-related deaths in South Africa. Recovering life expectancy Just what a big deal HIV has been in South Africa is clear from estimates of life expectancy in the ...

For example, while 501 000 women started taking the pills from mid-2023 to mid-2024, less than half that number were still taking the tablets in mid-2024 – keep this in mind when considering the above ...

Whether antiretroviral therapy (ART) is always completely suppressive, or HIV might continue to replicate at low levels despite ART in some people with HIV (PWH), is still debated. Here, we ...

"We rely on our allies and their support to make this society a better one for us. What is often overlooked, however, is the ...

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 ...

The first cases of HIV in the U.S. were reported on June 5, 1981. HIV is a virus that attacks a person's immune system, making them vulnerable to disease.

Health Doctors near HIV cure with ‘previously impossible’ discovery: ‘We have never seen anything close to as good’ By Diana Bruk Published June 5, 2025, 3:01 p.m. ET ...