HIV enters the brain and doesn’t leave – paradoxically, drugs intended to reduce brain inflammation increase virus levels

HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. HIV ...
Hub

Study explains why HIV sometimes persists in blood post-treatment

Research strongly suggests that most persistent cases of viral detection after drug therapy are due to defective copies of ...
Bhekisisa

How to use the anti-HIV jab — and where to find it

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab, which prevents HIV through sex, is now stocked for free at 360 government clinics in six of ...
San Antonio Express-News

Texas AIDS deaths decline, but more youths HIV-positive

Texans diagnosed with HIV are living longer, but the growing number of teens and young adults testing positive will result in a greater demand on the health care system in the future, according to the ...

Biannual shot can stop HIV epidemic. Here's how to get it in Arizona

Yeztugo, a twice-yearly shot, could be the catalyst for stopping a recent spike in new HIV diagnoses. It's now available in ...
NPR

In April NPR profiled people who couldn't get their HIV drugs. How are they faring now?

In April 2025, we published a story with the headline: "Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out." It looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid ...