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London man, who was treated for lymphoma with a stem cell transplant using HIV-resistant stem cells, is “almost certainly” cured of HIV.

Researchers attribute this dramatic shift to routine testing and access to direct-acting antiviral treatment for hep C.

The man was treated for lymphoma with a stem cell transplant using immune cells that had an uncommon, naturally occurring resistance to HIV.

“I want to be an ambassador of hope,” Adam Castillejo, 40, who grew up in Venezuela, tells The New York Times.

A pair of studies analyzed brief smoking-cessation interventions initiated by health care providers.

Which other cities have aimed for these targets, and how are they doing?

New forms of treatment and PrEP and, hopefully, an at least partially effective vaccine will be key to fighting the epidemic in the 2020s.

Trying to mimic the “Berlin Patient” cure, researchers edited the CCR5 gene in the immune stem cells of a man with leukemia and HIV.

A report maps out four common factors that help these cities and countries beat the epidemic. [VIDEO]

Erasure’s Andy Bell continues his mythical musical stage series with “Queereteria TV.”

HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Western nations historically have a significant risk of contracting hepatitis C through sex.

The largest-ever HIV prevention study found that door-to-door HIV testing, with linkage to treatment, lowered infection rates.

Timothy Brown may have company after a man’s virus went into remission following an HIV-resistant stem cell transplant to treat his cancer.

ACT UP London connects PrEP, stigma and HIV-positive immigrants to the rock biopic about Queen and Freddie Mercury.

The singer-songwriter spoke at a lecture in honor of the late Princess Diana.

Highlights from HIV and hepatitis C research presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston