HIV

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Decrease of reported cases of AIDS in Israel

The decrease in HIV/AIDS in Israel may be caused by number of immigrants and asylum seekers who arrived in Israel in 2023 the Ministry of Health suggested.

03/12/2024

Breakthrough in HIV cure: Seventh person worldwide appears cured

The man has remained in a state of "viral remission," meaning that repeated tests have not detected any trace of HIV in his body.

Ozempic helps HIV patients, not just diabetics and celebrities losing weight - study

Ozempic can be given to people with HIV to combat fatty liver, according to a recent peer-reviewed study.

Is an AIDS vaccine on the way?

GSK has completed its first stages of clinical research on an injection that could replace the daily pill currently being used to prevent HIV infection and to treat HIV positive carriers.

Condom use declines, STD rates increase

Misconceptions about HIV prevention drugs may lead to decline in condom use.

Israel sees alarming rise in syphilis infection rates - Health Ministry

Head of Belinson Hospital's dermatology and venereal diseases department expresses concern over growing number of cases.

On World AIDS Day, rising HIV rates in Israel

"The AIDS epidemic is still with us," said Prof. Itzchak Levy, director of the HIV/AIDS center at Sheba Medical Center.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
02/12/2023

Danish researchers take another big step toward HIV cure

Specific monoclonal antibodies suppressed the virus for months after the AIDS ‘cocktail’ of drugs was stopped.

Restoring gut health may slow HIV progression to AIDS - study

The study suggests that restoring and improving gut health could be the key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS.

HIV can lie dormant in the brain, according to new research

Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine conclude that specialized immune cells in the brain can harbor latent, but replication-capable HIV.

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