Hiv Positive

Here's a refresher course on HIV and the drugs that can help manage it

As indicated by the name - human immunodeficiency virus - the virus attacks the immune system and makes the body more vulnerable to diseases.

Second patient reportedly cured of HIV in big milestone for AIDS treatment

The second patient is proof that a near-death experience isn't necessarily part of a cure for HIV.

World AIDS Day: Health organisations urge people to get tested for HIV; here's why you should 'know your status'

1 December is marked as the World AIDS Day every year to spread awareness and unite people in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

World AIDS Day: It's time we knew our status, risks and chances of contracting HIV

Testing for HIV & treating AIDS is oh-so-important – there are many ways you can/can't contract it.

World AIDS Day 2018: A new book speaks of HIV positive sex workers, their fight for agency

Ashok Alexander, the author of the book and founder-director of the organisation Avahan, spent a minimum of four days in the field every week, to understand and build relationships with sex workers

Scientists decode the genome of the HIV variant found in India, expect data to be useful for controlling the disease

Because HIV exhibits huge genetic diversity, the virus undergoes frequent genomic changes and each new variant differs in its response to therapy.

SC judgment denying HIV positive rape survivor right to terminate pregnancy overlooks her reproductive autonomy

This week, the Supreme Court declined to permit a Patna-based woman to legally terminate her pregnancy, citing danger to her life. The woman is 26 weeks pregnant, a rape survivor and HIV positive.

Supreme Court: HIV positive rape victim can't terminate pregnancy as it is risky

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that an HIV positive destitute woman, who was raped on the streets of Patna and is 26 weeks pregnant, cannot abort the foetus as a medical report has suggested it would be risky for both.

World AIDS Day: Over 14 million HIV positive people unaware of infection; WHO recommends self-testing

HIV self-testing means people can use oral fluid or blood-finger-pricks to discover their status in a private and convenient setting, the WHO release said.

Watch out! Dating sites may be spreading HIV, claim researchers

Dating websites and apps may be behind the growing number of newly HIV-infected men in the US, a new study has said