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Finding the right combinations for antiretroviral therapy for HIV remains a challenge for researchers.

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New testing procedure can quickly evaluate HIV levels in the blood.

Optimal treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV can increase adverse events.

Link between HIV and cancer established in new report.

Newly developed technology maps HIV inserts across the human genome.

Around 14 million people have HIV worldwide – yet an estimated 40% don’t know they’re infected.

Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) may hold the key to eliminating HIV-1.

Launch of South Africa-based clinical trial provides hope for the defeat of HIV.

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) prolongs survival for patients with HIV, but increases the risk for other chronic diseases.

African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV in the United States.

Researchers develop a USB device that can detect HIV with 95% accuracy.

Virologically suppressed HIV-positive patients benefit from switching their treatment regimens to those involving Odefsey.

Ibalizumab for multi-drug resistant HIV showed significant promise fighting the disease.

An automated algorithm was able to select HIV-positive individuals who would benefit the most from PrEP.

Dolutegravir/abacavir shows a solid safety profile and a high barrier to resistance.

Researchers examine strategies to control the spread of HIV.

Broad-spectrum HIV-targeting monoclonal antibodies may lead to a cure for HIV in the future.

Evidence-based treatment for depression and adherence counseling could boost HIV treatment.

HIV compromises the immune system, making patients more susceptible to tuberculosis.

Limited evidence connects HIV severity and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens.

Large proportion of adolescents who are HIV-positive are unaware of their infection.

HIV-infected patients may have worse outcomes in ocular syphilis than those without the virus.

Generic abacavir and lamivudine (Epzicom) tablets are indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral medicines.

At the 25th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Vienna, Thomas C. Quinn, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, discussed effective techniques to boost HIV drug adherence.

At the 25th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Vienna, Thomas C. Quinn, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, discussed the importance of persistence in Truvada use for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

At the 25th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Vienna, Thomas C. Quinn, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, discussed hurdles to proper drug adherence in HIV treatment.

Many patients wait until after becoming infected with HIV to seek treatment.

Patients with HIV previously believed to face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Attacking dormant HIV cells shows promise eradicating disease.