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South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

August 24, 2025 9:05 am

Over 63,000 people were being treated in the 12 clinics across the nation that shut down. Up to 220,000 people have faced disruption to their daily HIV medication.

'Sorry state of affairs' says Gujarat HC to CRPF directing promotion of HIV +ve woman with retrospective effect within 2 months

August 07, 2025 3:22 pm

A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray, in its August 5 order, noted that the denial or discontinuation or unfair treatment in relation to employment is “clearly prohibited” under the HIV/AIDS (Prevention & Control) Act, 2017.

Drugs and Sex: Meth, Yaba, Ice are top drugs fuelling ‘chemsex’, finds AIIMS Delhi survey

July 30, 2025 9:39 pm

Chemsex is a practice involving sexual activity under the influence of stimulants. While it has been studied in several parts of the world, it has been an under-studied area in India

477 HIV cases reported in 15 months at govt hospital in Uttarakhand, officials say 'alarming trend'

April 10, 2025 10:41 am

Most of the patients are men while eight are children who seem to have got the virus from their mothers, said nodal officer of the Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre at the hospital, Dr Vaibhav Kumar.

Why HIV self-testing can be a game-changer for Mizoram

February 23, 2025 1:07 pm

An estimated 25.44 lakh people live with HIV in India. Among all states, Mizoram has the highest prevalence of HIV in the adult population.

Nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute: UN

July 23, 2024 4:00 pm

While advances are being made to end the global AIDS pandemic, the report said progress has slowed, funding is shrinking, and new infections are rising in three regions: the Middle East and North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America.

CDC says 3 women diagnosed with HIV after vampire facial, popularised by Kim Kardashian; know more

April 30, 2024 9:59 am

If the equipment used isn't properly sterilised between patients, there's a potential for bloodborne infections like HIV to be transmitted, said Dr Monica Bambroo, head, cosmetology and dermatology at Artemis Hospitals

Combating AIDS: Spa workers get HIV counselling, testing

January 24, 2024 8:22 pm

MDACS has already conducted workshops in 26 spas and massage parlours in the city, with over 200 such centres earmarked for sensitisation.

Stigma linked to HIV discussed at launch of new documentary

December 27, 2023 12:51 am

"The situation from the time when medicines were limited and costly to now might have been better but the invisible stigma persists in the society," said Daxa Patel, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1998.

World AIDS Day: How this doctor controlled the HIV spiral by expanding scope of antiretroviral therapy (ART)

December 01, 2023 2:57 pm

With accessible and affordable therapies, the HIV incidence in 2021 was 0.05 per 1,000 uninfected population

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World Aids Day 2025: Key prevention measures to reduce risk of acquiring AIDS

December 01, 2025 4:08 pm

Today is World AIDS Day. these are key prevention measures to reduce the risk of getting AIDS. aids

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