Despite monkeypox fading from public attention, scientists are still learning how it spreads — including without sexual contact or any symptoms.
Tag: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
UK Pledges $1.19 Billion to Fight Diseases in Poor Countries
The contribution to the Global Fund is less than aid organizations had hoped for. Britain has been cutting foreign aid since 2020.
Bringing Sexy Back — To Fight H.I.V.
Most safer sex campaigns focus on danger and disease. Acknowledging the importance of pleasure — and how to make safe sex good sex — could make them more effective.
WHO Lists Top Fungi Health Threats
The pathogens cause infections that kill millions of people each year and often go undiagnosed. Even when identified, a growing number of infections is resistant to the current crop of drugs.
A New Shot Guards Against H.I.V., but Access for Africans Is Uncertain
An injection every two months rather than a daily pill could shield many more women from the virus, but it is unavailable in places that need it most.
‘Captain Condom’ Turned the Tide in Thailand’s War on AIDS and Overpopulation
At a time when most Thais avoided discussing safe sex and family planning, Mechai Viravaidya promoted condom use with spectacle and humor, saving millions of lives.
H.I.V. Infections Remain Persistently High, U.N. Reports
More than 1.5 million people worldwide, many of them young girls, were infected amid pandemic disruptions in 2021.
Seeking Covid Pills, Poor Nations Fear Repeat of AIDS Crisis
The antiviral pills, plentiful in the United States, are scarce overseas. Health groups and the White House want to expand access but face obstacles that evoke the H.I.V. epidemic.
Public Health Catastrophe Looms in Ukraine, Experts Warn
Even before the war, the country struggled with epidemics of H.I.V., tuberculosis and hepatitis. The conflict threatens to undo decades of progress.
In South Africa, Success Against H.I.V. Offers Hope
A former Africa correspondent, who covered the height of the AIDS epidemic there 15 years ago, finds lessons in the remarkable progress against that virus for our current fight.