Clinical

A key part of managing HIV is following your healthcare team’s exact direction for your treatment. One of the main parts of following your treatment plan is taking antiretroviral medicines...

People living with HIV/AIDS for many years often have specific needs. They may face different challenges than long-term survivors of other health conditions. In the early days of the AIDS...

HIV can only be transmitted in certain ways from person to person. It can only be transmitted through certain bodily fluids that contain the virus. It cannot be transmitted through...

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been so effective at treating people living with HIV that they have roughly the same life expectancy as those without HIV. As more people with HIV...

In 2019, the United States government launched a campaign to end the HIV epidemic. The program focuses on proven methods to prevent new cases and provide consistent treatment to those...

Scientists have been researching HIV for nearly 40 years. But unfortunately, they have not been able to create a vaccine for HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. There are a...

Getting tested regularly for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can help you stay healthy. But how often to get tested can vary from person to person. STDs are...

Doctors know that certain groups of people have higher rates of HIV. In the United States, for example, people of transgender experience (also called trans or transgender people) are much...

A good balance of gut bacteria is important for overall health. Having too much bacteria in the wrong place can lead to health problems. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) occurs...

About 1 in every 7 people with HIV do not know they have it. If someone has HIV, it is very important to start medication therapy. It is also important...

After reaching its height in the mid-1980s, the overall number of new HIV transmissions has dropped in the United States. Today, people with HIV who get treatment are healthier and...

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a combination of drugs used to treat HIV. The goal of ART is to lower the viral load or amount of HIV, in someone with the...

Public health officials are using genetic data collected from people living with HIV in a way that has advocates concerned. Molecular HIV surveillance is a new use of health data...

Health experts think around 1 to 2 million people worldwide have HIV-2. But the numbers are likely higher. Doctors and scientists group HIV into 2 subtypes: HIV-1 and HIV-2. The...

A key treatment for HIV is antiretroviral therapy or ART. ART involves taking a mix of medicines every day. It works by keeping down the levels of the virus that...

Taking medicine to treat HIV can mean better health. It also helps keep the illness in check. As doctors and scientists continue to learn more about HIV medication, they have...

There is not yet a cure for HIV. But with treatment, it can be well-controlled. People with HIV should start treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) as soon as possible. The...

Long-lasting, or chronic, pain is common in those living and aging with HIV. People can live longer with HIV if they take antiretroviral therapy (ART). But many people experience chronic...

Lipodystrophy is a side effect of some drugs used to treat people living with HIV. These drugs are older medicines that are rarely used in the United States today. Lipodystrophy...

In 2022, the human monkeypox virus spread to countries that normally do not have the disease. Monkeypox is a worldwide public health concern for everyone. It is a virus that...