Aging and HIV: Challenges and opportunities

The remarkable success of antiviral therapy means that most people with HIV can now expect to live long and fulfilling lives. However, the increasing number of older people with HIV still face a range of challenges to their physical and mental health. In 1995, with the advent of antiviral drug mixtures known as combination antiretroviral […]

2nd person cured of HIV thanks to stem cell transplant

Researchers in the United Kingdom have confirmed that a stem cell transplant has cured a second person of HIV. In 2007, Timothy Ray Brown became the first person ever whom doctors declared to be cured of HIV. At the time, they referred to him publicly as the Berlin patient. His journey toward a cure was […]