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Does An MS Drug Hold The Key For HIV Treatment

U.S. and Canadian researchers feel that fingolimod offers a new type of therapy in the fight against HIV.

Mark Riegel, MD

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Could HIV Transmission Rates Be Near Zero By 2030

Could HIV Transmission Rates Be Near Zero By 2030

According to a new report, there has been a 20 percent decline in the number of gay and bisexual men diagnosed with HIV. The report, which was based on 2019 numbers, shows 1,700 new HIV diagnoses in this demographic than the previous low in 2000, where there were 1,500 new cases.

Mark Riegel, MD

How The World Could Learn From AIDS Epidemic To Deal With COVID-19 Crisis

How The World Could Learn From AIDS Epidemic To Deal With COVID-19 Crisis

It’s been 40 years since the world health community came across a new disease that had no cure or treatment.

Mark Riegel, MD

Rukobia Shows Promise For Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Sufferers

Rukobia Shows Promise For Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Sufferers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the antiretroviral drug Rukobia for HIV-positive adults who have used other HIV drugs with little to no success for reasons like safety, intolerance or resistance.

Mark Riegel, MD

WHO Study Finds Countries In Danger Of Running Out of HIV Meds

WHO Study Finds Countries In Danger Of Running Out of HIV Meds

The World Health Organization carried out a study that found 73 countries are warning that they run the risk of running out of antiretroviral medications due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 24 countries are reported to have meager stocks of ARVs or troubles in securing supplies of these medications.

Mark Riegel, MD

Coping with HIV/AIDS: Your Next Few Steps to “Normalcy”

Coping with HIV/AIDS: Your Next Few Steps to “Normalcy”

Learning and finding out that you’ve been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is not an easy way to move forward to. It can be overwhelming to the very least and it’s hard to become optimistic for the future to come.

Mark Riegel, MD

Reducing and Stopping HIV Stigma and Discrimination

Reducing and Stopping HIV Stigma and Discrimination

When Princess Diana shook hands with an HIV-positive person in April 1987 without any gloves in front of the world’s media, it became the first step into changing the people’s attitudes towards HIV and AIDS.

Mark Riegel, MD

What HIV Patients Need To Know About The Coronavirus

What HIV Patients Need To Know About The Coronavirus

The rise of the novel coronavirus cases around the world brought new hurdles for the medical community.

Mark Riegel, MD

Drug Price Increases Leading To Difficulties In HIV Treatment

Drug Price Increases Leading To Difficulties In HIV Treatment

The U.S. government has a goal to end the HIV epidemic entirely by 2030, but the rising cost of prescriptions is making this next to impossible.

Mark Riegel, MD

Doctors Using AIDS Antiretroviral and Flu Cocktail To Treat Coronavirus

Doctors Using AIDS Antiretroviral and Flu Cocktail To Treat Coronavirus

With the coronavirus rapidly spreading throughout the globe, doctors are thinking outside the box and using antiretroviral and flu drugs to combat the disease that has killed thousands of people.

Mark Riegel, MD

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