There’s hope for a cure—where we stand now
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With the help of new scientific and technological developments, the HIV/Aids research community is increasingly turning to an ambitious goal: finding a cure for HIV/Aids. If the world is to get close to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal of reducing HIV infections and Aids-related deaths by 90% between 2010 and […]
HIV cases and deaths declining
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The number of new HIV infections and deaths is falling worldwide, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease. But HIV is far from being stamped out and more needs to be done, health experts warned ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday. Uneven progress Fewer people contracted HIV last […]
Fatalism hinders HIV self-testing uptake among Kenyan truck drivers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent study by researchers from the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health at CUNY SPH suggests that fatalistic attitudes among Kenyan truck drivers may undermine the potential benefits of HIV self-testing (HIVST) programs. The research, published in AIDS and Behavior, sheds new light on the complex factors influencing HIV […]
Survey finds continued declines in HIV clinician workforce
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The supply of health care professionals available to provide HIV care continues to decline, even as the need for HIV care and prevention is expected to increase, reports a survey study in the November/December issue of the Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. “Our study provides new insights […]
New gene discovery aids HIV vaccine progress
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a gene that could hinder HIV vaccine effectiveness in humans, paving the way for improved vaccine development against HIV and other diseases like cancer and malaria. Credit: OHSU / Christine Torres Hicks Continuing their journey to develop a vaccine for HIV, Oregon Health & Science University […]
Sweden meets U.N. targets for combating HIV epidemic: Study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sweden has reached the UNAIDS and WHO targets for the HIV epidemic, according to a study in Eurosurveillance by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and others. According to the researchers, Sweden is the first country in the world to achieve these targets. Sweden has reached a historic milestone in the fight against […]
