Since the first U.S. reported case of human immunodeficiency virus in 1981, the scientific community has not wavered in its commitment to both extending the life expectancy and improving the quality ...

On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly Morbidity and Mortality Report noted an unusual cluster of a particular lung condition found in five previously healthy ...

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 ...

We initially measured the susceptibility of XMRV to each of seven different NRTIs that are FDA-approved for treating HIV-1 infection. AZT showed the most potent anti-XMRV activity of all the ...

For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have uncovered a key reason why HIV remains so difficult to cure, bringing researchers closer to finding ways to flush out the dormant virus and ...

Exploring caregiver dependence and social determinants of health reveals critical barriers to HIV care for children, impacting treatment adherence and access, explains Priscilla Tsondai, MD, MPH.

Several investigators described new methods for the rapid and reliable diagnosis of incident HIV infection. Suligoi reported that the avidity index for HIV antibody was 92.8% sensitive and 98.0% ...

Gaetan Dugas. Recognize the name? In case you may have forgotten, Gaetan is better known in AIDS infamy as Patient O. A pretty, blond Canadian airline steward, he purportedly brought the HIV ...