HIV
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.
A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease
World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports
New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial
Argentina woman cured of HIV without treatment
A woman from the northeast Argentinian city of Esperanza become the second documented case of someone who has eradicated the deadly virus from her body.
Toxic DNA buildup in eyes with macular degeneration can cause blindness - study
Macular degeneration affects around 200 million people worldwide. Geographic atrophy is age-related and destroys the light-sensing portion of the eye.
HIV infection rates continued to drop in 2020 - Health Ministry
Some 71.5% of the new cases were men and 32% of the new cases were between the ages of 35 to 44.
AIDS task force urges Israelis to have safe sex after jump in HIV cases
Many of those who tested positive stated that they had sex without a condom with a partner who claimed that he was on PrEP, a medicine used to prevent contracting HIV.
Health minister to remove blood donation restrictions from gay men
Incoming Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who is Israel's first LGBTQ+ Health Minister, plans on removing a form question that asks "have you engaged in sexual relations between men?"
HIV patient had COVID for over 7 months, infection mutated over 30 times
Of the mutations found in the patient, both the UK and South African variants were noted to be present at one point or another throughout the length of the woman's infection.
HIV drugs could prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
Dry macular degeneration affects millions worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of blindness, and is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans age 50 and up.
Health Ministry releases statistics on HIV/AIDS cases within Israel
Some 7,970 individuals registered with HIV/AIDS are currently living in Israel.
New study advances HIV prevention method, expanding treatment options
Promising research supports an injection once every two months, over a daily pill, to prevent HIV infections, especially among women, who are twice as likely to get HIV as men in their age group.
First patient cured of HIV dies after cancer relapse
More than 37 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV, and the AIDS pandemic has killed about 35 million people since it began in the 1980s.
