Soweto HIV/Aids News
Workshop educates local communities about TBDate: 29/03/2023
The purpose of the event was to remind residents that TB is still affecting our communities and it is curable...
8 Harvard University students are in KZN for a unique HIV research internshipDate: 21/06/2019
Some of the world's brightest young health minds will be working under the supervision of senior HIV scientists
The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV preventionDate: 17/06/2019
Researchers around the world are working towards finding an effective way to reduce the colossal number of HIV transmissions.
Half a million adults in Johannesburg are HIV-positive - new studyDate: 27/05/2019
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington has created data visualizations of HIV epidemic
Surgeons make huge breakthrough with first kidney transplant from live HIV-positive donorDate: 08/04/2019
US surgeons have made a huge breakthrough which could potentially make donor organs more widely available to patients with HIV
Can gene therapy be used to cure Aids?Date: 20/03/2019
Scientists are introducing altered DNA into patients to fight HIV, the virus that causes Aids.
Second man seems to be free of HIV after stem cell transplantDate: 20/03/2019
A London man appears to be free of HIV after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the "Berlin patient"
Top US health officials say Trump's bold goal of no new HIV cases by 2030 is possibleDate: 20/03/2019
Over 1 million Americans are currently living with HIV.
Can gene therapy be used to cure Aids?Date: 24/04/2018
Scientists are introducing altered DNA into patients to fight HIV, the virus that causes Aids.
Moutse residents want their ARVs from an NGODate: 12/04/2018
Limpopo community has warned that a decision to stop an NGO from distributing ARVs will result in deaths
7 frequently asked questions about ARVsDate: 15/01/2018
There are several different types of antiretroviral drugs and they work in different ways.
‘We are in a golden age in HIV vaccine science’Date: 06/12/2017
In the hope of achieving results or an answer in the next three to four years, HIV vaccine researchers kick off their second trial
World Aids Day: Antiretroviral drug sets you freeDate: 04/12/2017
PrEP reduces the risk of HIV by over 90% if taken every day at the same time
Almost 30% of adolescents in Soweto believe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a conspiracy.Date: 17/10/2017
Almost 30% of adolescents in Soweto believe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a conspiracy.
HIV patients die after being too afraid to speak to nursesDate: 27/09/2017
A 22-year-old man recently died after stopping his antiretroviral
World's only man cured of HIV shares story in SADate: 27/09/2017
Timothy Ray Brown is one in 70 million – he’s the only person in the world who has been cured of HIV.
Bacteria in uncircumcised men increase HIV riskDate: 17/08/2017
Anaerobic bacteria thrive under the foreskins of uncircumcised men, which makes them more susceptible to HIV infection.
'I believe it’s easier to live with HIV than being diabetic'Date: 05/06/2017
Quintin Jonck was diagnosed with HIV about 18 years ago. Today, he’s happily married with three healthy children.
US special agents arrest top SA doctor for 'laundering HIV/Aids funds'Date: 09/02/2017
SA HIV consultant Dr Eugene Sickle was arrested in the US on Wednesday for money laundering linked to US funding for HIV/Aids
Scientists outline strategy for Aids cureDate: 12/07/2016
More than 50 top scientists unveiled an aggressive strategy to stop the killer disease in its tracks.
Ramaphosa to launch programme tackling ‘HIV infections among girls and young women’Date: 23/06/2016
The National HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women takes place in Durban between July 18 and 22.
Thailand eliminates mother to child HIVDate: 09/06/2016
Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
HIV vaccine trial gets green lightDate: 19/05/2016
The go-ahead has been given to test what could become the first ever licensed vaccine against HIV in South Africa
Soon to come software to determine ARV resistance Date: 12/05/2016
Doctors treating HIV cases may soon have a new weapon in their arsenal to fight anti-retroviral resistance.
Government updates HIV policy to allow ARV treatment for all South AfricansDate: 11/05/2016
All HIV positive South Africans will qualify for anti-retroviral treatment from September regardless of their CD4 count
People with HIV may age more rapidlyDate: 28/04/2016
With ART, many people with HIV can expect to live for decades after being infected.
Stem cell bank for HIV resistant cellsDate: 11/04/2016
SA innovation scientist Nick Walker hopes to start a stem cell storage bank
Giving babies antibodies promptly may eliminate HIVDate: 30/03/2016
Treating infant monkeys quickly with antibodies completely cleared the HIV virus after exposure, according to a new study.
SA rolls out HIV treatment, ARVs to sex workersDate: 14/03/2016
South Africa has launched Africa’s first plan to prevent and treat HIV among sex workers.
Mbeki says he stands by his Aids statementsDate: 08/03/2016
Thabo Mbeki yesterday warned people to take antiretroviral drugs with caution and to eat healthily as a way to treat HIV
