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hiv virus news

Woman among 4 arrested for injecting HIV into ex-lover's wife in Kurnool

The victim's husband and the former lover of the accused, who is also a doctor, lodged a complaint at Kurnool III Town Police Station on January 10.
Published on Jan 25, 2026 07:49 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute someone died

UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023 -- and every minute someone died
Published on Jul 23, 2024 09:44 am IST

World AIDS Day 2023: How AIDS affects your skin; measures to prevent infections

Skin infections in HIV/AIDS patients can be caused by bacteria, fungus, virus and other germ or the treatment they are getting to manage the condition.
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 04:13 pm IST

Zero Discrimination Day 2023: History, significance, theme

Every year, Zero Discrimination Day is celebrated under a particular theme.
Published on Mar 01, 2023 03:21 pm IST

What is a stem cell transplant?

Mouse cells used for stem cell research at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, where researchers are looking into stem cell therapies.
Published on Feb 23, 2023 12:46 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

4 kids ‘test HIV positive’ after blood transfusion, NHRC notice to Maha govt  

One of the children died following transfusion of contaminated blood.
Published on May 27, 2022 07:02 pm IST

Covid-infected HIV patient developed 21 mutations, shows new study

Covid-infected HIV patient developed 21 mutations, shows new study
Published on Jan 31, 2022 10:10 am IST

Four-fold jump in HIV cases among Ludhiana central jail inmates

All the HIV positive inmates are in the age group of 20 to 40 years.
Published on Jan 12, 2020 10:53 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

Another woman alleges she tested HIV+ after blood transfusion in Tamil Nadu hospital

In yet another case of alleged medical negligence in Tamil Nadu, a woman has claimed that she contracted the HIV virus following blood transfusion at a government hospital where she underwent treatment for low haemoglobin during her pregnancy.
Updated on Dec 28, 2018 08:35 pm IST

Authorities in Karnataka pump water out of lake after discovery of HIV-infected woman’s body

Authorities in Karnataka are pumping water out of a sprawling lake to assuage villagers’ fears that it was contaminated after the discovery of the body of a woman infected with HIV, officials said on Wednesday.
Updated on Dec 05, 2018 07:32 pm IST

India can’t be complacent in the battle against HIV/AIDS

The situation in three north-east states of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland, driven primarily by injecting drug use, is particularly worrying. We ignore the threat of HIV at our own peril, even as we celebrate what we have achieved.
Published on Nov 30, 2018 05:07 pm IST

Hong Kong scientists say new research points to ‘functional cure’ for HIV

The HIV virus disables the immune system and makes people far more vulnerable to infections and disease.
Updated on Jun 15, 2018 03:54 pm IST

New HIV vaccine comes closer to reality, Treg cells hold the key

The researchers examined the blood of 64 babies who were born HIV-uninfected and 28 babies born HIV-infected.
Updated on Jun 11, 2018 11:00 am IST

Scientists decode how HIV evades our immune system

HIV remains a major global health problem, with over 40 million people infected worldwide.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 06:43 pm IST

Ladies, this new tool can protect you from HIV transmission

Unlike conventional methods of HIV prevention, such as condoms or anti-HIV drugs, the implant takes advantage of some people’s natural immunity to the virus.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 02:00 pm IST