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HIV life expectancy ‘near normal’ because of new drugs
According to The Lancet, one of the world’s oldest and best known general medical journals, young people using the latest HIV drugs now have ‘near-normal’ life expectancy.
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The study, entitled “Survival of HIV-positive...

WHO issues new guidance on HIV self-testing
In advance of World AIDS Day 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.
According to a new WHO progress report lack of an HIV diagnosis is a major...

HIV Transmission: Facts and Fictions
The truth about HIV transmission
Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, over time, cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), for which there is currently no known cure or vaccine. HIV has existed in society since at...