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A fascinating story in The New York Times profiles Adam Castillejo, the second-ever person to be cured of HIV -- known, until now, only by a pseudonym.

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Meet the Second Person — Ever — to Be Cured of HIV

By Jon Christian

Three charities have launched the world's first sperm bank for HIV-positive donors called Sperm Positive in New Zealand. Three men have already signed up.

New Zealand Opens World’s First HIV-Positive Sperm Bank

By Victor Tangermann

California is now the first state to allow residents to obtain the HIV prevention drugs PrEP and PEP directly from their pharmacists.

New Law Makes HIV Prevention Drugs Available Without Prescription

By Kristin Houser

An experimental HIV vaccine that showed promise in past studies is about to be tested on thousands of people from around the world.

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Thousands of People Are About to Test an HIV Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

An HIV implant that delivers preventative medications proved effective and well-tolerated in an initial trial, according to its developer.

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This Tiny Implant Could Prevent HIV for an Entire Year

By Kristin Houser

Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's biggest pharmaceuticals, is set to begin human trials of an HIV vaccine in the U.S. and Europe.

This Pharma Company Is Set to Begin HIV Vaccine Trials

By Victor Tangermann

Using a combination of CRISPR and antiretroviral therapy, researcher eliminated the HIV virus from the genomes of mice engineered to produce human T cells.

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CRISPR Helps Scientists Cure HIV In Living Animals For First Time

By Kristin Houser

Russian biologist Denis Rebrikov told Nature that he's planning to use CRISPR to edit more human embryos — and bring them to term — as soon as late 2019.

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Russian Biologist Pledges to Create More CRISPR-Edited Babies

By Jon Christian

Researchers discover that antiretroviral therapy (ART) completely eliminates gay men's risk of HIV transmission through sex.

Study Finds “Zero Risk” of HIV Transmission During Drug Treatment

By Kristin Houser

Researchers say they've cured 10 infants born with SCID-X1, also known as "bubble boy" disease, using an HIV-assisted gene therapy.

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Scientists Gene-Edited HIV to Cure “Bubble Boy” Disease

By Kristin Houser

A new HIV immunotherapy developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh not only kicks latent HIV cells out of hiding, but also kills them.

First-of-Its-Kind HIV Therapy Draws out the Virus, Then Kills It

By Kristin Houser

A third patient appears HIV-free following the same time of bone marrow transplant used to treat two others reportedly cured of the virus.

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A Third Patient Is Now Reportedly Cured of HIV

By Kristin Houser

European scientists say that a bone marrow transplant has permanently cured a patient's infection with HIV, which is the virus that causes AIDS.

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Doctors Say They’ve Permanently Cured a Patient’s HIV

By Jon Christian

Thanks to a New Study, We May Be Able to Stop HIV in Its Tracks

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Thanks to a New Study, We May Be Able to Stop HIV in Its Tracks

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A Vaccine for HIV Is About to Be Tested in Thousands of People

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Scientists May Have Discovered a “Functional Cure” for HIV

A New Gene Therapy Could Literally End Fatal Brain Disease

A New Gene Therapy Could Literally End Fatal Brain Disease

By Chelsea Gohd

Newly Engineered Antibody Can Fight Back Against 99 Percent of HIV Strains

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Newly Engineered Antibody Can Fight Back Against 99 Percent of HIV Strains

“We Think That We Beat AIDS. We Think It Is Done. It Is Not.”

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“We Think That We Beat AIDS. We Think It Is Done. It Is Not.”

By Jolene Creighton

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New Data Suggests That HIV/AIDS is No Longer the Leading Cause of Death in Africa

A Cancer Drug May Be Key in Defeating HIV

A Cancer Drug May Be Key in Defeating HIV

Researchers Used CRISPR to Successfully Increase HIV Resistance in Animals

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Researchers Used CRISPR to Successfully Increase HIV Resistance in Animals

Scientists Find that Monthly Injections are Better than Daily Pills at Fighting HIV

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Scientists Find that Monthly Injections are Better than Daily Pills at Fighting HIV

By Chelsea Gohd

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Scientists Assert That A Child has Officially Been “Virtually Cured” of HIV

By Christianna Reedy

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Cows are Helping Researchers Fight HIV. Here’s How.

A New Birth Control Method Protects Against Both HIV and Pregnancy

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A New Birth Control Method Protects Against Both HIV and Pregnancy

A Transplant Complication May Let Us Wipe Out HIV in The Human Body

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A Transplant Complication May Let Us Wipe Out HIV in The Human Body

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Scientists Just Surgically Removed HIV DNA From Live Animals

This Chip Costs One Cent and Can Diagnose Everything From Cancer to HIV

This Chip Costs One Cent and Can Diagnose Everything From Cancer to HIV

By Neil C. Bhavsar

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One Country Has Eliminated HIV Transmission to Newborns

By June Javelosa

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A Website Has Contributed to a 40% Drop in HIV Infection Rates

By Patrick Caughill

Future Health: 2017’s Most Exciting Medical Advances

Future Health: 2017’s Most Exciting Medical Advances

By Todd Jaquith

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Bill and Melinda Gates are Funding an Implant That Could Help Prevent HIV

By Robert Sanders

A Revolutionary HIV Vaccine Is Going to Be Tested on 600 People Next Year

A Revolutionary HIV Vaccine Is Going to Be Tested on 600 People Next Year

By Jelor Gallego

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Scientists Move Remarkably Close to a Functional Cure for HIV

By Cecille De Jesus

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An End to AIDS: New Vaccine Could Be The “Final Nail in the Coffin” for HIV

New Vaccine Combo May be the Key to Stopping HIV

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New Vaccine Combo May be the Key to Stopping HIV

By Eleazer Corpuz

Newly Discovered Antibody Can Neutralize 98 Percent of HIV Strains

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Newly Discovered Antibody Can Neutralize 98 Percent of HIV Strains

By Jess Vilvestre

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This USB Stick Could Revolutionize HIV Monitoring

By Jess Vilvestre

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CRISPR Gene Editing Is Accelerating Our Quest for an HIV Cure

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Scientists Have Finally Created a Blueprint for Treating HIV

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Experimental Treatment Causes HIV Infected Cells To “Vanish” From Patient’s Blood

By Jess Vilvestre

Human Trials for Genetically Engineered HIV Vaccine by Next Summer

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Human Trials for Genetically Engineered HIV Vaccine by Next Summer

By Neil C. Bhavsar

HIV: Scientists Uncovered The Birthplace of The Disease That Refuses to Die

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HIV: Scientists Uncovered The Birthplace of The Disease That Refuses to Die

By Neil C. Bhavsar

HIV Genes Have Been Cut Out of Live Animals Using CRISPR

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HIV Genes Have Been Cut Out of Live Animals Using CRISPR

By June Javelosa

Scientists Find A “Weak Spot” In HIV That May Pave the Way to a Vaccine

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Scientists Find A “Weak Spot” In HIV That May Pave the Way to a Vaccine

HIV-Proof for 6 Months: New Treatment Provides Long-Term Protection

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HIV-Proof for 6 Months: New Treatment Provides Long-Term Protection

By Cecille De Jesus

HIV Can Mutate to Evade Attempts To Modify It With CRISPR Gene Editing

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HIV Can Mutate to Evade Attempts To Modify It With CRISPR Gene Editing

By Sarah Marquart

Scientists Successfully Genetically Modify Human Embryos Against HIV

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Scientists Successfully Genetically Modify Human Embryos Against HIV

By Sarah Marquart

US Doctors Successfully Transplant HIV-Infected Organs For the First Time

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US Doctors Successfully Transplant HIV-Infected Organs For the First Time

By Jelor Gallego

Scientists Just Removed HIV from Human Immune Cells Using CRISPR Gene-Editing

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Scientists Just Removed HIV from Human Immune Cells Using CRISPR Gene-Editing

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First US Organ Transplant from an HIV-Positive Donor to Take Place

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First US Organ Transplant from an HIV-Positive Donor to Take Place

New Breakthrough in the Search for a Functional Cure to HIV

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New Breakthrough in the Search for a Functional Cure to HIV

By June Javelosa

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Doctors in Spain Announce World’s First Clinical Trial to Cure HIV

By Joseph Libunao

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HIV is No Longer a Terminal Illness. Here’s How We got Here.

By Jolene Creighton