AIDS

After 40 years of struggle: Scientists approach the greatest goal in medicine

Although existing treatments allow a full life with the HIV virus, now, more than ever, scientists are close to developing a mechanism that will completely remove the virus from the body.

It is possible to completely get rid of the virus
HIV is one of the most sophisticated viruses humanity has had to confront

A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease

AIDS Ribbon

World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports

 FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection.

New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial


The spiritual risks of lingering in the place of our pain

Grief on the scale of the fall of Jerusalem ultimately requires a vessel that both honors and contains it.

 Israeli soldiers around the destruction caused by Hamas Militants in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.

Danish researchers take another big step toward HIV cure

Specific monoclonal antibodies suppressed the virus for months after the AIDS ‘cocktail’ of drugs was stopped.

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'Bohemian Rhapsody' piano, other Freddie Mercury belongings to be auctioned

They will go on public display for the first time in the month-long exhibition at Sotheby's, which will then auction many of the items in September.

Sotheby's press preview of Freddie Mercury's private collection in New York

Restoring gut health may slow HIV progression to AIDS - study

The study suggests that restoring and improving gut health could be the key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS.

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HIV can lie dormant in the brain, according to new research

Researchers in the UNC School of Medicine conclude that specialized immune cells in the brain can harbor latent, but replication-capable HIV.

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Enter the world of Keith Haring in new Herzliya exhibit

Haring died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 31 in 1990, and since then, he’s been the subject of several international retrospectives.

 AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER Allan Tannenbaum with an image of Keith Haring at the exhibit opening on Wednesday.

Keith Haring exhibit is coming to Israel

Haring died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 31 in 1990, and since then, Haring has been the subject of several international retrospectives.

 Artist Keith Haring at work in his studio making paintings for an upcoming art exhibit.

5th patient cured of HIV through risky stem cell transplant - study

The patient from Dusseldorf was confirmed to have been cured of HIV after being given a stem cell transplant, but this procedure is risky and is not a universal cure.

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Ukraine doctors refuse to treat sick Russian mercenaries

Russian mercenaries captured by Ukraine, many of whom are carriers of various diseases, are being refused treatment by Ukrainian doctors.

 Visitors pose for a picture outside PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022

World AIDS Day: Slight increase in number of Israelis infected with HIV

The Health Ministry has published data to commemorate World AIDS Day.

A student makes an AIDS red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event in Beijing, December 1, 2010