Semaglutide and related weight-loss medications, known as GLP-1 agonists, may slow biological ageing, reduce inflammation, improve cognitive function and gut health, and reduce alcohol use in people ...

Two years ago, the Opposites Attract study found no transmissions between 343 regular gay couples of differing HIV status where the HIV-positive partner had a viral load under 200 copies/ml, the ...

There have been no definite cases of HIV infection among healthcare workers following an occupational needlestick injury in the UK since 1999.

Having an undetectable viral load means that there is not enough of the virus in body fluids to pass on HIV during sex. This is sometimes referred to as 'U=U'.

World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing an HIV pharmacovigilance programme in order to map more accurately the incidence of side effects caused by antiretroviral drugs, and to determine ...

The failure of one of the largest trials yet conducted of HIV drug-based prevention methods poses questions for how to turn vaginal microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into methods ...

A man in southern California, dubbed the 'City of Hope patient', appears to be the latest person cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor with a rare mutation, bringing the ...

Once again, a life expectancy study has shown that HIV-positive people who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) promptly and have good access to medical care live as long as their HIV-negative peers.

The majority of South African HIV patients could be switched to the World Health Organization’s recommended first-line regimen if the country adopts advice from leading doctors. This would allow most ...

The British HIV Association (BHIVA) has recommended that everyone living with HIV aged 40 and over should take a statin to reduce their risk of heart disease, even if they do not have raised ...

Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP), which was found to be highly effective at preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay men and transgender women, did not protect young ...

Despite the incredible efficacy of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and 78 countries currently offering PrEP in some form, its effectiveness at reducing HIV incidence in the real world has been ...