Inside the ‘miracle’ drug rollout that could end Aids

A ground-breaking new drug to prevent HIV infection – the closest the world has to a vaccine – is being rolled out in some of the worst-hit countries in the world. Chief international correspondent ...

‘No more than a drop in the ocean’: this drug could end new HIV infections in Eswatini – why isn’t there enough?

The southern Africa country has the world’s highest prevalence of HIV but the amount of lenacapavir reaching it is too small to reach all those at risk ...
Medscape

Role of CXCR4 in HIV Infection and its Potential as a Therapeutic Target

The chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR4 are the two major coreceptors for HIV entry. Numerous efforts have been made to develop a new class of anti-HIV agents that target these coreceptors as an ...
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We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?

Over the past three decades, there have been amazing advances in treating and preventing HIV. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. It's now a manageable infection. A ...
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HIV Drug Switch Tied to Diabetes Risk: Johns Hopkins Study

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 10% of people with HIV, and its incidence is rising as the population ages, according to ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

HCV Cure/Clearance Rates Below National Target Goals in Patients Coinfected With HIV

Coinfection of HIV and HCV leads to worse outcomes, necessitating effective HCV treatment in this population. Direct-acting antivirals show over 95% efficacy, yet HCV clearance rates in coinfected ...

Switching to integrase inhibitors from protease inhibitors is associated with new diabetes risk in people with HIV

Diabetes mellitus affects more than 10% of people with HIV, and its incidence is rising as the population ages, according to the National Institutes of Health. Antiretroviral therapies that treat HIV ...