5 articles
Treatment
Current treatments and emerging research toward better HIV therapies
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The Likelihood Of Using Gene Therapy To Cure HIV
For more than a decade, the best available HIV drugs couldn't fully control Matt Chappell's infection. Then, in 2014, scientists withdrew his blood,…
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Modern Drugs And Treatment
HIV cannot yet be cured, but it can be effectively controlled. Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) suppress the virus, protect the immune system, and — when…
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The Push Toward an HIV Vaccine
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Long-Acting Injectable HIV Medications
For most of the HIV epidemic's history, effective treatment has meant a daily commitment: swallowing one or more pills, every day, for life. That…
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Understanding Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
In the early 1980s, an HIV diagnosis often meant a life expectancy measured in months. Today, someone diagnosed early and treated consistently can…