This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...
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A crisis unfolding: hard-won progress in Ethiopia’s HIV response at risk
But now, that progress is at risk. The recent pause in United States foreign assistance poses a direct threat to the lives ...
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USAID’s demise a “catastrophe” for LGBTQ+ groups around the world
The Trump administration’s dismantlement of USAID, the United States’ primary source of foreign aid since President Kennedy ...
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Where is the political demand to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDS?
Chip Lyons, the outgoing president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, says it's time for a big rethink.
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Disruptions in US funding could threaten HIV care for children in Africa
Millions of children in Africa rely on funding from the United States for HIV care or testing — support that was threatened ...
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has ...
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What happens if someone who is HIV-positive stops taking anti-retroviral meds?
The new administration's freeze on foreign aid (affecting America's sweeping anti-HIV initiative PEPFAR) has raised concerns ...
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Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?
She says the drugs kill the virus at different points of its life cycle and keep it from making copies of itself. They're so ...
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Trump Administration Waives Halt on Distribution of HIV Medications Via PEPFAR
While the waiver does allow for the resumption of distributing HIV medications, the freeze on other services, including the distribution of preventive drugs, is still thought to be in place. PEPFAR, a ...