South Africa launches its first human trial for a new HIV vaccine amid U.S. funding cuts, aiming for a functional cure in the next five to ten years ...
The BRILLIANT 011, a first-in-human clinical trial, was officially launched at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) ...
So far, there is no "magic bullet" to cure HIV for good, but scientists are making rapid progress.
South Africa has an estimated 8 million people living with HIV, making it the country with the largest epidemic.
An HIV-infected H9 T cell, as seen by a scanning electromicrograph. In a landmark first for the continent hardest hit by HIV, a new clinical trial in South Africa has delivered a rare but ...
"Things like finding people who haven't come in for care, providing services for people who don't find it easy to go into the ...
It's a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to prevent ...
In July 2024, we published a story with the headline: "One of the 7 people cured of HIV tells his story. Can his cure work for others." This summer, at the International AIDS Society conference, came ...