AIDS
Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats
The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
After 40 years of struggle: Scientists approach the greatest goal in medicine
A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease
UCLA researchers cure HIV in 40% of mice - study
Their method forces the virus to expose itself while hidden in cells, rendering it vulnerable to existing antiviral drugs.
Man arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses to women while carrying AIDS
After making the initial contact, he allegedly seduced those women into meeting with him for payment, and at this stage, he used the opportunity to commit the offenses.
Argentina woman cured of HIV without treatment
A woman from the northeast Argentinian city of Esperanza become the second documented case of someone who has eradicated the deadly virus from her body.
HIV infection rates continued to drop in 2020 - Health Ministry
Some 71.5% of the new cases were men and 32% of the new cases were between the ages of 35 to 44.
Jewish billionaire Marc Lasry celebrates Milwaukee's NBA championship
Marc Lasry attended a fundraiser for AIDS research in France led by legendary actress Sharon Stone and singer Alicia Keys before returning to the US to celebrate his team's triumph.
AIDS task force urges Israelis to have safe sex after jump in HIV cases
Many of those who tested positive stated that they had sex without a condom with a partner who claimed that he was on PrEP, a medicine used to prevent contracting HIV.
Health minister to remove blood donation restrictions from gay men
Incoming Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, who is Israel's first LGBTQ+ Health Minister, plans on removing a form question that asks "have you engaged in sexual relations between men?"
UN staffer who complained of sexual assault loses dismissal case
"I am appalled that they reject any link between my harassment claim and my dismissal and that they refused to provide me with a copy of the report of the investigation."
Health Ministry releases statistics on HIV/AIDS cases within Israel
Some 7,970 individuals registered with HIV/AIDS are currently living in Israel.
First patient cured of HIV dies after cancer relapse
More than 37 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV, and the AIDS pandemic has killed about 35 million people since it began in the 1980s.
