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.
World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses in Israel drop 22% in 2024, Health Ministry reports
New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial
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.
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.
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.
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?"
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."
Health Ministry releases statistics on HIV/AIDS cases within Israel
Some 7,970 individuals registered with HIV/AIDS are currently living in Israel.
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.
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.
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.
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.