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 is infamous for its ability to hide in the human body for decades, typically requiring long-term treatment to prevent a rebound from dormancy. In a new study, researchers shed light on where and ...

Local organizations say women are often left out of HIV conversations, even though they make up a significant portion of people living with the virus.

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, UC San Francisco researchers were already seeing signs of lingering symptoms in some who had been infected. Importantly, this was when experts still ...

As the world observes HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, attention turns to education, stigma reduction, and empowering communities to confront the epidemic. Recognized each December in the United States, this ...

A recent experimental treatment may offer a new method to prevent HIV infection: by combining two antiviral tactics into a single antibody. In laboratory studies, the new molecule forced the virus to ...