In this article, Dr. Luis J. Montaner answers questions about how HIV works, the probability of finding a cure and what it’s like collaborating with local communities on HIV research. By Dr. Luis J.

A recent case of a man wrongly treated for HIV for seven years has raised concerns about testing accuracy. Experts explain how HIV tests work, why errors are rare, and what you should do if ...

Godfrey Dzhivhuho has dedicated his career to understanding HIV and other infectious diseases, inspired by the epidemic he witnessed growing up. Raised in Warrenton-Kimberly, South Africa, the oldest ...

Gilead Sciences' new shot is a drug named lenacapavir, which was tested in two studies and reportedly eliminated HIV infections in high-risk patients. People have to test negative for HIV before they ...

You may not realize you’ve benefited from HIV research. But if you’ve received a treatment that was approved through a recent clinical trial, received a CAR T cell for your cancer, or even just taken ...

Is a cure for HIV in sight? Since the virus that causes AIDS was identified over 40 years ago, finding a cure has been the holy grail of HIV research and the army of scientists conducting it. While ...

Beyond both being viruses, HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 don't seem to have a lot in common. HIV-1 is a retrovirus that integrates ...

That’s where longer-acting injections can come in—they can help provide protection against HIV, without the burden of taking ...

Global health is evolving rapidly, with breakthroughs turning into medicine. The latest advancement in viral research is ...