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 ...

Even though annual deaths from AIDS are coming down—from a peak of 1.9 million in 2004 to 690,000 in 2020—that's still way too many. In 2020, 214,000 people with AIDS died of tuberculosis (TB), though ...

A recent CDC report documented a case of HIV infection in three women who received cosmetic injections in 2018. Although disturbing, this news is not catastrophic, like it would have been three ...

HIV is a virus that weakens the immune system over time. AIDS is the most severe phase of HIV when the immune system is badly damaged. Early treatment can stop HIV from turning into AIDS. HIV and AIDS ...

The 2026 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS was hosted by the UN General Assembly in New York City, NY, USA, from June 22 to 23, 2026. Talha Burki reports.

More than 40 years of AIDS research has led to significant advancements in treatment and prevention. Drugs to treat the infection continued to improve, as did patient outcomes. But now there's another ...

Ghana has recorded a decline in new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths, with the latest national estimates showing ...

BLANTYRE (Reuters) - Malawi, which has one of the highest rates of the deadly HIV/AIDS infections, is on course to eradicate the virus, Jay Levy who co-discovered the AIDS virus 35 years ago said.

New HIV infections recorded across the country for 2025 are 13,951, with Greater Accra Region recording the highest number of infections and the North East Region recording the lowest — the 2025  Nati ...

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Even though annual deaths from Aids are coming down – from a peak of 1.9 million in 2004 to 690,000 in 2020 - that’s still way too many. In 2020, 214,000 people with Aids died of tuberculosis (TB), ...