AIDS

Pakistan: 607 Children Below 15 Years Affected With HIV in Sindh Province, Highest in South Asia

More than 607 people - 75% of them are children - have been diagnosed with HIV in the last one month in Pakistan. The maximum number of cases have been reported from Sindh province and that too is from the age category of one month to 15 years.

World AIDS Vaccine Day 2019:Significance and History of HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

World AIDS Vaccine Day is observed to create awareness about the need for HIV vaccines.

Pakistan HIV Outbreak: Nearly 500 Tested Positive For AIDS Virus in Sindh

Authorities have pinned the blame on a local quack, who is accused of using infected syringes which led to the epidemic.

Scrap 'Obamacare'? Maybe Not All, Says Trump Administration

Serving up more mixed messages, President Donald Trump last week floated to a Democratic lawmaker that he'd like to revive her legislation shoring up the health law's insurance markets.

India’s First HIV Treatment Centre for LGBTQ Community Opened in Mumbai

India’s first HIV treatment centre and holistic clinic for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community opened in Mumbai

HIV Spreads Because of Premarital & Extramarital Sexual Contact, Says Kerala Class 10 Biology Textbook

Dr Arun from Kerala's Palakkad district shared the picture of the page from the textbook which contained this piece of misinformation.

UK Patient Cleared of AIDS after Receiving Bone Marrow Resistant to HIV; Is A Cure Near?

The doctors sought out bone marrow from a patient who had a genetic mutation called CCR5 delta 32, which makes the person immune to HIV.

Second Man Seems to Be Free of AIDS Virus After Stem Cell Transplant

Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant.

Ahead of Valentine's Day 2019, Giant Condom Distributes Free Contraceptives to People in Mexico (Watch Video)

Volunteers who were a part of a Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) distributed condoms as a part of International Condom Day.

International Condom Day 2019: Significance and Theme of The Day For Safe Sex Celebrated a Day Before Valentine's

International Condom Day 2019 advocates the use of condoms to prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) including HIV and unwanted pregnancies.

Blued, Chinese Gay Dating App Stops Registration As Underage Users Contract HIV: Reports

Blued is one the biggest gay dating app in China.

World's Oldest Monkeys to Help Us Fight HIV?

Turns out, world's oldest monkeys -- the Rhesus macaque -- could be prompted to produce neutralizing antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form that most commonly infects people.

Pune Employee Fired by Her Company For Being HIV Positive 3 Years Ago, Will Get Her Job Back Now

In another similar incident from Pune, a woman alleged that she was infected with AIDS-causing virus through saline by her husband.

Leo Varadkar Becomes First Irish PM To Take HIV Test Publically On World AIDS Day 2018

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar became the first politician in the country to publically take an HIV test on World AIDS Day 2018.

'He Gave Me HIV' Woman Alleges Husband Infected Her With AIDS-Causing Virus Through Saline

A 27-year-old woman has lodged a police complaint alleging that her doctor husband administered her an HIV-infected saline a year ago.

World AIDS Day 2018: Apple Logo in Stores Turned RED Worldwide to Participate in Fight Against AIDS

For supporting its fight against AIDS in collaboration with RED, Apple turned its logo across all retail stores into Red worldwide.

World AIDS Day 2018: Charlie Sheen, Freddie Mercury and Other Celebrities Who Had HIV/ AIDS

Charlie Sheen is among the celebs who have been waging a public battle against HIV.

Tripura Health Min Raises Concern over Increasing HIV Cases in 3 Northeastern States

Tripura Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman has expressed concern over the increase of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection cases, particularly in three northeastern states- Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur.