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HIV medication works best when taken exactly as prescribed. Missing a dose can cause the virus to become resistant to the medicines and damage the immune system.
June 04, 2024

Making it easier to get HIV treatment

HIV research has come a long way since the epidemic began in the 1980s. Today, people with HIV can live...

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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, former Director of NIAID.
January 31, 2023

Meet Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), served the American...

Meet the Director, HIV, Immunization, Infectious Diseases

Kidneys, which are located under the rib cage, play a vital role in removing waste and toxins from the body.
April 13, 2021

Study shows kidney transplants between people with HIV is safe

A growing number of people with HIV have end-stage kidney disease. They're also nearly three times more likely to...

HIV, Kidney Transplant
January 29, 2020

New on MedlinePlus: HIV PrEP and PEP

Information about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is now available on MedlinePlus in both English and Spanish. PrEP...

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April 24, 2018

Combating HIV/AIDS

Even though the number of AIDS-related deaths worldwide has dropped dramatically—by nearly 50 percent since 2005—1 million people still died from...

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