AIDS
Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats
The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
After 40 years of struggle: Scientists approach the greatest goal in medicine
A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease
Groundbreaking study finds HIV treatment makes AIDS ’untransmittable’
According to the study, there were no cases of transmission of the infection to the HIV-negative partner during sex without a condom because the virus was being suppressed by the drugs.
Israeli researchers find AIDS drug also helps stroke patients
It became clear, for the first time, that one of the drugs given to AIDS patients contributes to improving the cognitive ability of patients suffering from stroke and traumatic head injuries as well.
A cure for HIV? London man may be second patient cured of the disease
Some 12 years ago, U.S. citizen Timothy Ray Brown was treated in Germany. Since then, he has seen no trace of HIV.
The lasting stigma of being HIV-positive
"In three years, I’ll have lived longer with it than without it. If they find a cure while I’m still alive, I think I’ll be in for an identity crisis." Today Kanevsky gives lectures to teens.
Despite efforts, AIDS is on the rise in Israel
Since September of 2018, 90 more patients have been diagnosed.
Haredi-run Health Ministry recommends condoms to combat rise in HIV
The ministry said that the increase is concentrated mainly in the risk group of men who have sex with men
Technion discovery on feline virus could lead to better ways to fight AIDS
The two Haifa researchers showed the protein structure of the cat’s virus in its three-dimensional form, thereby discovering the mechanism of resistance of the virus to drugs.
Tel Aviv joins world-wide effort to reduce HIV
The mayor gave his signature to the project last Thursday in the presence of the president of the World Association of AIDS Physicians.
Israel AIDS Task Force demands asylum seekers with HIV not be deported
The Health Ministry is currently treating 184 Eritrean and Sudanese migrants for HIV.
An open wound: The heated debate surrounding circumcision
The medical benefits of circumcisions are not so convincing.
