A Heavier Case Load, Diminished Care Due to Trump’s funding cuts, “having sex is about to get a lot more dangerous,” warns a Los Angeles nurse whose work helps prevent the spread of HIV. Capital & Main · Aug 28, 2025
Talking about sex isn’t always easy for teachers in South Africa. Here’s what they told us Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges. The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025
Putin's 'Last Chance Army': HIV-Positive and Sick Civilians Lured With False Healthcare Promises to Fight in Ukraine Russia is reportedly recruiting HIV-positive and sick civilians with false promises of healthcare in exchange for fighting in Ukraine. Critics have branded the campaign Putin's 'last chance army.' International Business Times UK · Aug 28, 2025
‘My dad is a sick freak’: Woman’s father purposefully got HIV so daughter would look after him The woman shared her very traumatic things her father had done with her viewers on TikTok. We Got This Covered · Aug 27, 2025
Breakthrough study could lead to single-dose vaccine for HIV and Covid The study treated mice with a vaccine that combined two different immunity stimulants The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
EU approves new twice-yearly HIV prevention jab The new treatment option comes amid a rise in HIV cases in parts of Europe. Euronews · Aug 26, 2025
‘I was imprisoned for six months for being HIV-positive’ LIFE STORIES: Robert Suttle, an advocate for the rights of those living with HIV, was sentenced to jail after a former partner accused him of not disclosing his HIV-positive status before they had sex. He tells Ellie Muir about the outdated laws surrounding HIV that still exist in some US… The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025
Deadly infectious diseases on Australia's doorstep Australia has been urged to help fight the deadly infectious diseases on its doorstep, including two major HIV outbreaks. AAP · Aug 24, 2025
South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts Sex workers and transgender people are among South Africa's most vulnerable populations after the Trump administration slashed U.S. foreign aid and U.S.-funded health clinics dispensing HIV medication shut down The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2025
This Overlooked Biotech Stock Is a Buy for Its Hidden Strengths This biotech giant has hidden strengths that could unlock long-term upside. Barchart · Aug 22, 2025
Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children The pioneering African country is lauded for slashing rates of mother-to-child transmission to just 1.2% and is holding trials that may now hold the key to curing young people The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025
CVS Health Declines To Add Gilead's Steeply Priced New HIV Prevention Drug To Its Plans CVS Health Inc. (NYSE:CVS) said it will not add Gilead Sciences Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GILD) new HIV prevention drug Yeztugo to its commercial plans. Benzinga · Aug 21, 2025
Condoms, PrEP and vaccines: how the UK is expanding STI prevention The UK has just introduced the world’s first national programme offering a vaccine to help protect against gonorrhoea. This coincides with increasing rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including antibiotic-resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, particularly among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. The Conversation · Aug 12, 2025
Friday essay: Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to it Eight months into Donald Trump’s second presidency of the United States, truth and science are again under attack – with global consequences. USAID, which tackled HIV, TB, malaria and child malnutrition is gone. Funding has been withdrawn from GAVI, a public–private global alliance that helps buy vaccines for the world’s… The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025 UK set to get first hospice dedicated to LGBTQ+ people with specialist HIV focus A Hospice UK report released in 2023 found that end of life care received by trans and gender diverse people was usually not inclusive
LiveScience · Jul 30, 2025 Experimental HIV vaccines show promise in early safety test Several vaccines for HIV have been tested in animal studies and an early safety trial in people, showing promising results in both.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 A single injection for newborns could protect them against HIV for years, study suggests Globally, an estimated 1.3 million women and girls living with HIV become pregnant every year, according to the World Health Organization
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025 RFK Jr. looks to boot panel that decides which HIV and cancer screenings will be free: report Decisions from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force impact millions of people’s access to preventative care for cancer, infectious diseases and mental health
Benzinga · Jul 25, 2025 Gilead's Newly Approved HIV Prevention Drug Poised To Add Billions To Future Sales In June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GILD) Yeztugo (lenacapavir) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV in adults and adolescents weighing at least 35kg, making it the first and only twice-yearly option available in the U.S. for people who need or…
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025 EU regulator approves injectable HIV drug that experts say could help stop transmission The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug to prevent HIV
Euronews · Jul 25, 2025 EU regulators greenlight twice-yearly HIV injection, hailed as medical breakthrough The drug is expected to be formally approved by the European Commission this year.
The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025 ‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya My phone wouldn’t stop ringing – nurses, social workers, young mothers – all begging for help. ‘I’ve lost my job,’ ‘I have no food,’ ‘What do we do now?’ I felt helpless.
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 The Pepfar programme keeps millions with HIV alive – a new push seeks to save it from Trump’s aid cuts The US Senate votes to keep money for the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief from a package of more than $9 billion in cuts going through Congress
Fortune · Jul 16, 2025 Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025 What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power