AIDS

A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease

Two early trials found that engineered antibodies can lead to long-term HIV remission without ongoing treatment — not a full cure, but the most significant progress so far.

HIV is one of the most sophisticated viruses humanity has had to confront
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World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports

 FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection.

New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial

 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, departs the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 7, 2023.

Prince Harry quits charity he founded after bullying accusations


HIV infection rates continued to drop in 2020 - Health Ministry

Some 71.5% of the new cases were men and 32% of the new cases were between the ages of 35 to 44.

A student makes an AIDS red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event in Beijing, December 1, 2010

Jewish billionaire Marc Lasry celebrates Milwaukee's NBA championship

Marc Lasry attended a fundraiser for AIDS research in France led by legendary actress Sharon Stone and singer Alicia Keys before returning to the US to celebrate his team's triumph.

Jewish-American businessman Marc Lasry holds the NBA trophy after Milwaukee Bucks win NBA championship, July 20, 2021.

AIDS task force urges Israelis to have safe sex after jump in HIV cases

Many of those who tested positive stated that they had sex without a condom with a partner who claimed that he was on PrEP, a medicine used to prevent contracting HIV.

Hospital lighting up in red to mark world AIDS day

Health minister to remove blood donation restrictions from gay men

Incoming Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who is Israel's first LGBTQ+ Health Minister, plans on removing a form question that asks "have you engaged in sexual relations between men?"

NITZAN HOROWITZ arrives at the Knesset ahead of the vote and swearing in of the 36th government, June 13, 2021.

UN staffer who complained of sexual assault loses dismissal case

"I am appalled that they reject any link between my harassment claim and my dismissal and that they refused to provide me with a copy of the report of the investigation."

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Health Ministry releases statistics on HIV/AIDS cases within Israel

Some 7,970 individuals registered with HIV/AIDS are currently living in Israel.

An HIV-positive and tuberculosis patient lies on a stretcher at the Jose Gregorio Hernandez hospital in Caracas

First patient cured of HIV dies after cancer relapse

More than 37 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV, and the AIDS pandemic has killed about 35 million people since it began in the 1980s.

3D print of HIV surface protein gp120. An antibody also is attached at the top (green and blue). When antibodies stick to viruses, they may prevent or limit infection of host cells.

Palestinian funding from Arab countries dropped by 85% in 2020

Their financial situation deteriorated amid the coronavirus pandemic, but also during a period when normalization agreements were being negotiated between several Gulf states and Israel.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting to discuss the UAE’S deal with Israel to normalize relations, in Ramallah last month.

Fifty aid flights, hundreds of specialists: Who is helping Beirut?

An analysis of the flights that landed at Beirut International Airport since August 4 reveals the level of support that has arrived.

Saudi Arabia sends aid to Lebanon in the aftermath of Beirut blast

Study predicts surge in HIV, TB and malaria deaths amid COVID-19 pandemic

The United Nations AIDS agency and the WHO warned last week of stock shortages, with more than a third of the world's countries already saying they are at risk of running of antiretrovirals.

An HIV-positive and tuberculosis patient lies on a stretcher at the Jose Gregorio Hernandez hospital in Caracas