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Scientists Take First Step Toward Using CRISPR to Cure HIV in Humans

Trying to mimic the “Berlin Patient” cure, researchers edited the CCR5 gene in the immune stem cells of a man with leukemia and HIV.
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National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness Day 2019

Events are scheduled throughout September to raise awareness about hep B and HIV in these communities.

Meet Immigrant Activist and HIV Changemaker Teresa Bedzigui

Listen up: This powerhouse from Cameroon offers everyone an intentional conversation about power, privilege and accountability.

People With HIV and High Lipids Can Benefit From Statins Plus Exercise

Brazilian researchers conducted a randomized trial examining how cholesterol-lowering statins and exercise affect health parameters.

U.S. to Send 12,000 Doses of HIV Meds to Venezuelans in Colombia

That’s enough to treat 1,000 immigrants for one year.

Heavy Drinking Tied to Harmful Immune Response in People With HIV

Researchers analyzed the association between heavy drinking and immune function in those with untreated HIV.

A Key Mutation Protected Humans Against Simian HIV For Millennia

It likely aided the human species’s expansion but was eventually outmatched by an evolving virus.

Dallas Joins Global ‘Fast-Track Cities’ to End AIDS by 2030

Here is who’s affected most by HIV in Dallas and what else the city is doing to battle the epidemic.

National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2019

#NFHAAD takes place the last Sunday in August. This year’s theme focuses on faith communities globally.

The International AIDS Society Conference’s Most Vital Findings

A roundup of POZ’s reporting on studies presented at the Mexico City conference about HIV treatment, vaccines, PrEP and other concerns.
Ben Sway (center), a Peace Corps Response volunteer in South Africa

In His Late 60s, This Man Quit His Job So He Could Fight AIDS Abroad

Peace Corps Response volunteer Brian Sway’s work just earned him a prestigious award.

HIV Test-and-Treat Program Would Greatly Lower HIV in Africa

The PopART study is one of three that have recently reported findings of such programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Military and Medical Experts Denounce Trump’s HIV Discharge Policy

Two HIV lawsuits challenging Pentagon policy will go to trial next month. A third is on its way.
HIV2020 advocates gathered at the 2019 IAS Conference on HIV Science

Advocates Unite to Plan an Alternative to AIDS 2020

HIV2020: Community Reclaiming the Response will take place in Mexico City from July 5 to 7.

Only Subnormal Kidney Function May Get Boost From Switch to New Tenofovir

Swiss researchers analyzed shifts in kidney function among those switching from the old form of the HIV medication to the new one.

2-Drug Regimen Is Comparably Effective to 3-Drug Treatment

Updating previous, similar findings, researchers have now reported on 96-week data from a pair of ongoing trials.
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