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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lenacapavir, an injectable drug that offers long-lasting protection ...
The next big advanced occurred more than 30 years ago. Zidovudine (AZT) was the first drug approved for use in treating HIV. By itself, it is one of the weakest HIV medicines and has a number of ...
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According to the CDC, Georgia had the second-highest HIV diagnosis rate and the second-highest rate of HIV-related deaths in 2023 in the U.S. Georgia had the highest rate of new HIV infections in 2022 ...
Semen-derived enhancer of virus infection (SEVI) fibrils are naturally abundant amyloid aggregates found in semen that facilitate viral attachment and internalization of human immunodeficiency virus ...
In February 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 2,807 cases of e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) and 68 deaths attributed to that condition.
Updated June 2025 Definition Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks and weakens the immune system. HIV is the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Causes ...
The firing of the CDC's vaccine advisers has put a spotlight on RFK Jr.'s promises to a key Senate Republican health leader during his confirmation process.
HIV infects CD4 cells by first binding to a cell's surface and releasing its genetic material into the cell. Then, the virus hijacks cellular machinery to weave its genetic material into the cell ...
The House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, H.R. 1) makes significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces that would lead to millions of people losing their coverage and ...
Yet, in The Lancet Global Health, Chloe Teasdale and colleagues2 describe HIV epidemiological trends in data collected during two rounds of population-representative surveys among older adolescents ...
Facts. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. ... 1982 – The CDC refer to the disease as AIDS for the first time. 1983 – French and American researchers determine that AIDS is caused by HIV.