Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV/AIDS is spread through sexual contact with an infected person, sharing needles with an infected ...

Human immunodeficiency virus, also known as HIV, is a serious viral infection that attacks the body’s immune system. Without treatment, HIV can lead to many health problems, such as acquired ...

While it is true that HIV has become a "manageable disease" since the mid-90s, the reality is people are still dying from it today. The medications do work in most cases to suppress the virus, but ...

Since the HIV epidemic began, the diagnosis of HIV has evolved from a death sentence to a chronic, but manageable condition by starting and staying on treatment. HIV treatment can help people live ...

The US HIV/AIDS Strategy and Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiatives aim to reduce HIV transmission by 90% by 2030 through targeted care and prevention initiatives such as the Undetectable = ...

Medicare HIV cases are projected to double by 2035, with cumulative costs reaching $195.6 billion and creating critical challenges for federal funding. The effect of the rising cost of ART is not ...