Just two decades ago, contracting HIV in South Africa was effectively a death sentence. We’ve come a long way thanks to civil society groups that forced Thabo Mbeki’s denialist administration to provide life-saving treatment – and the scientists who have worked tirelessly to develop a range of treatments. UNAIDS estimates that the provision of antiretroviral …
Worrying news: A new variant of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been detected in the Netherlands and is said to be more infectious than previous variants.😲Scientists say the new variant, called VB, can affect the immune system faster than others and can also speed up the progression to developing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The …
We’ve spent a lot of time in the past two years celebrating scientific advances and championing brilliant, hard-working scientists. But it’s easy to lose sight of just how much difference science can make over time. That’s why it’s worth pausing to reflect on World AIDS Day, which was marked yesterday, as it is each December …
Our take: World AIDS day: we’ve come a long way Read More »