hiv infection news

Updated on May 15, 2026 02:43 pm IST

Madhya Pradesh: Four minor thalassemia patients get HIV after blood transfusion at Satna hospital

Published on Dec 17, 2025 07:38 am IST

Beware of skin fungal infections in the monsoon; Dermats share prevention tips

Tight clothing can also contribute to skin fungal infections.

wellness

Published on Aug 24, 2024 05:20 pm IST

New HIV prevention drug offers total protection to young women: Study

Twice-yearly injection of new PrEP drug provides young women total protection from HIV in groundbreaking trial.

Published on Jul 07, 2024 07:02 pm IST

Gut microbiome linked to increased risk, severity of HIV, EBV diseases: Research

Researchers have shown that the microbiome has a significant impact on the acquisition of EBV and HIV infection and plays a role in the course of the disease.

Published on Aug 11, 2023 07:28 pm IST

New HIV drug formulation may help improve treatment outcomes for children: Study

Child-friendly FDC formulations for HIV are limited. (File)

Published on Aug 03, 2023 11:05 am IST

Govt to ensure more HIV-infected people get meds from ART centres

The number of deaths among such patients is between 3,600 and 4,200 annually in Uttar Pradesh. (Representational pic)

others

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 01:05 am IST

Bacteriophages: The 'good viruses' that fight bacteria

Bacteriophages are antibacterial viruses that could help fight antibacterial resistant forms of infectious diseases.

Updated on Jul 20, 2023 11:16 am IST

U.P. recording steady rise in HIV +ve cases; officials say spike due to increased testing

For representation only (HT File)

others

Updated on Jul 19, 2023 07:16 pm IST

Kolkata man is world's first human to be infected by killer plant fungus

Paratracheal abscesses can block airways and lead to life-threatening infections, which can be deadly if not caught and treated quickly.

Published on Apr 01, 2023 12:32 pm IST

Researchers reveal new strategy to develop an effective vaccine against HIV

The findings of the new HIV vaccine study were published in the journal Immunity in two individual papers.

Published on Oct 04, 2022 05:17 pm IST

Fungal infections cause more AIDs deaths than tuberculosis

Fungal infections cause more AIDs deaths than tuberculosis, here’s what we can do about it

Published on Feb 13, 2022 01:10 pm IST

New 'highly virulent' HIV strain discovered in the Netherlands

Researchers have found a previously unrecognized variant of HIV that's more virulent than usual and quietly circulated in the Netherlands for the past few decades.

Published on Feb 05, 2022 05:32 am IST

Here's how breakthrough study finds clues to eliminate HIV infections in infants

Updated on May 03, 2021 09:35 am IST

First man cured of HIV infection now has terminal cancer

This May 16, 2011 photo shows Timothy Ray Brown with his dog, Jack, on Treasure Island in San Francisco.

Updated on Sept 25, 2020 08:44 pm IST

Wound healing in mucous tissues may prevent AIDS, claims study

The research, published in the journal Nature Communications, looked at why certain species can carry the virus throughout their lives, and still avoid disease progression.

lifestyle

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 05:37 pm IST

New strain of HIV virus discovered after nearly 20 years

US scientists at the medical device and healthcare major Abbott labs discovered a new strain of HIV virus, the company has announced.

Updated on Nov 07, 2019 01:02 pm IST

Odisha medical negligence probe- Surgeon accused of exposing twelve patients to HIV risk

Probe to be conducted into an alleged incident of medical negligence involving an HIV patient in Sambalpur’s VIMSAR

Updated on Oct 30, 2019 01:34 pm IST

HIV cases via infected syringes, needles up five-fold in 6 years in Punjab

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chandigarh news

Updated on Oct 29, 2019 11:22 pm IST

Documentaries, editorials and dark humour: What to watch, tap, follow this week

Here’s what to watch, tap, follow on the Internet this week

brunch

Updated on Jun 15, 2019 07:58 pm IST

Copycat fungus deactivates body’s response to infection

Scientists from the University of Sheffield in the UK, have identified how specific immune signals called prostaglandins, made by fungi, are able to disarm immune cells.

Updated on Mar 31, 2019 01:43 pm IST

London HIV patient becomes second person to be cured of AIDS

Some 37 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV and the AIDS pandemic has killed around 35 million people worldwide since it began in the 1980s