HIV

Case of HIV patient in remission raises hope

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A 34-year-old male from Brazil with HIV has gone into long-term remission after treatment with drugs alone, boosting hope of a cure for millions living with the virus.  Doctors report that the patient was prescribed an intense multi-drug cocktail of AIDS medicines, including antiretroviral therapy, or ART. It was also supplemented with additional antiretrovirals, plus a … Read more

Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug reveals it does NOT work

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Covid-19 treatment hopes dashed as trial of promising HIV drug given to infected patients reveals it does NOT work Oxford University scientists pull lopinavir/ritonavir from RECOVERY Trial today Head of trial said results ‘pretty clearly’ showed it didn’t work on any patients  It has been used in hospitals around world to treat Covid despite no … Read more

Prince Harry offers ‘inspiring message of support’ to Gareth Thomas’ Tackle HIV campaign

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Prince Harry has offered an ‘inspiring message of support’ to a new campaign which aims to tackle the stigma and misunderstanding around HIV.  Taking to Instagram, @tacklehiv shared a quote from the royal, 35, and captioned the post: ‘An inspiring message of support from the Duke of Sussex.’ ‘Prince Harry is supporting us in our mission … Read more

Home Office blocked from deporting Zimbabwean criminal with HIV because it would breach human rights

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Home Office is blocked from deporting Zimbabwean career criminal with HIV, 33, because it would breach his human rights by denying him vital medication Supreme Court rules deportation of man to Zimbabwe would breach his rights Court accepted ‘AM’ would not have access to same HIV drugs in Zimbabwe Home Office launched deportation bid in … Read more

Coronavirus hopes dashed as trial finds promising HIV drug have little effect on patients

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Lopinavir/ritonavir, marketed under the brand names Kaletra and Aluvia, is an anti-HIV medicine Hopes for a coronavirus cure were dealt a blow today after promising HIV and antiviral drugs were shown to have no effect on infected patients in China. Patients given anti-HIV medication lopinavir/ritonavir or the flu tablets Arbidol did not improve any quicker than … Read more

Coronavirus Australia: HIV and malaria medication tests hopeful

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Has Australia found a coronavirus cure? Patients in secret trials are successfully treated with HIV and malaria medication – and now it will be rolled out nationwide Australian patients treated with two existing drugs recovered from coronavirus Drugs will now be rolled out to 50 hospitals around Australia in a clinical trial  In addition to … Read more

Drug that could stop the spread of HIV in just ten years is to be made available on the NHS 

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Drug that could stop the spread of HIV in just ten years is to be made available on the NHS PrEp drug to be offered to patients at a greater risk of catching HIV on the NHS  NHS England will cover the costs of the drug having carried out three-year study  The Department of Health … Read more

Coronavirus patient ‘recovers after being treated with a HIV drug’

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more