HIV Cure Research Lacks Diversity From the Earliest Stages, Scientists Warn
From The Body Pro: Too many researchers working on a cure for HIV neglect to sample populations that represent people who are most affected by HIV, according to a recently…
NIH launches clinical trial of three mRNA HIV vaccines
From NIH: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating three experimental HIV vaccines…
Exam Room #1 Named in Honor of Dr. Thomas L. Hicks
Pictured: Robert Stuart, Dr. Thomas Hicks’ partner, standing next to the plaque naming Exam Room #1 at Care Point Health & Wellness Center “To have a room or area…
Woman is cured of HIV in huge breakthrough for virus treatment
From independent.co.uk: Scientists appear to have cured HIV in a woman for the first time, making her the third person to be cured. A group of American researchers used…
Deep dive into HIV’s hidden DNA finds that some people could eventually drop their drugs
From aidsmap.com: Eighteen months ago, aidsmap.com reported on a study that suggested a mechanism behind some people’s ability to control their HIV without drugs. A new study, published in the scientific…
HIV killed Paul Michael Glaser’s wife and daughter. Now his son is fighting to end stigma around the virus
From independent.co.uk: Jake Glaser is sitting in a spacious house in Santa Monica, California, overlooking the waves he loves to surf. He’s been staying with family friends. Behind him…
US LGBT community draws on AIDS experience to fight Covid
From france24.com: From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, as fear and isolation spread, Dave Perruzza had one thought — he had seen it before. “For me, it was…