HIV

The federal Food and Drug Administration is considering further easing restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men, a long criticized policy that first went into effect during the start of the AIDs pandemic, to focus instead on an individual risk of transmitting HIV....
The change would come as the country faces a continuing national blood shortage brought about by...

If there is a such thing as an ordinary heart transplant, this was not it. It marked the first time an HIV positive patient received a heart from an HIV positive donor.

Thousands of people participated in the annual walk to end HIV in D.C. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a provision of the Affordable Care Act that mandates free coverage of certain drugs that prevent HIV infections violates the religious beliefs of a Christian-owned company.

One case involved a man with cancer who underwent a specialized stem cell transplant; the other involved a woman who received immune-boosting therapies as part of a clinical trial.

D.C. has made significant progress in the fight against HIV, but a number of challenges remain, experts and a new report say. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

D.C. has made significant progress in the fight against HIV, but a number of challenges remain, experts and a new report say.  With so much attention on COVID-19, it’s easy to forget that we still face other epidemics. District residents are still getting infected with HIV, and some aren’t taking medication that can keep the virus that causes AIDS...

The same technology used to develop the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is being tested to prevent HIV.

Vaccines have been critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19, and what scientists have learned from them may be a game changer for other diseases. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

Following a cutting-edge treatment four years ago, the “New York patient” is now off of HIV medication and remains “asymptomatic and healthy,” researchers say.

Scientists have found a previously unrecognized variant of HIV that’s more virulent than usual and has quietly spread in the Netherlands for the past few decades.

Nearly 60 participants were given their first doses of the experimental HIV vaccine Thursday

Apretude, the new drug, is an injectable given every two months as an alternative to HIV prevention pills.

“So much of what prevents people from talking about HIV/AIDS is actually not having the language,” said David Johns of the National Black Justice Coalition. We need to move away from stigmatizing terms like “full blown AIDS” and create a more welcoming environment where people can be open about their HIV status, Johns says.

“Important discoveries stimulated by COVID-19 may also help us make progress against HIV/AIDS,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.

While “Quiet Storm” creator Melvin Lindsey was at the height of his radio and television career, he privately dealt with a deadly disease until he decided to go public about his “quiet storm.”

The co-authors of the study said they believe their findings will bring hope to the estimated 38 million people globally living with the virus.

Whitman-Walker Health’s annual Walk & 5K to End HIV has taken on new importance amid the pandemic — and it’s also adopted changes that make it easier to join. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.