HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) both can be transmitted via blood or bodily fluids, but HBV is about 50 to 100 times more easily acquired. Both HIV and HBV are dangerous viruses, but HBV can be much ...

European public health authorities have met a formidable opponent in the race to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030: late HIV. However, it appears that many cases were captured during seroconversion (when ...

Study findings provide a new gene pathway for potential treatment of the virus affecting millions. Mount Sinai researchers have developed a method to uncover the hidden immune cells that harbor the ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers identified serological Hepatitis C virus (HCV) signatures and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) signatures through the secondary ...

People with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are living longer thanks to treatments like antiretroviral therapy, or ART. That’s a medication that lowers the amount of HIV in your body and keeps your ...

Two new cases presented Wednesday at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal have advanced the field of HIV cure science, demonstrating yet again that ridding the body of all copies of viable ...

A patient living with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months after stopping HIV antiretroviral drug treatment, ...

Untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection markedly increases the risk of tuberculosis, which remains the most common cause of hospitalization and death globally among people with HIV ...

Safe and effective long-acting injectable agents for preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are needed to increase the options for preventing HIV infection. We ...

A potential exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) might make someone wonder how soon they can get results from a test. Some HIV tests can conclusively detect the virus in as little as 6 weeks ...

You may have heard about Descovy (des-ko'-vee), a medicine approved by the FDA in 2015. Descovy is approved to treat HIV. It can also help prevent people from getting HIV through sex. People with HIV ...