HIV, Donald Trump and AIDS

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients.
HIV Vaccine Trials Halted Due to Trump Administration Cuts
Scientists believe they are on the cusp of a vaccine for HIV. Two promising vaccines were set to go to additional trials. But the vials of vaccines are in the freezer due to financial cuts by the Trump administration.
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
Trump's aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa's HIV programs
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease. For two decades, the American people have paid for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
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In Kensington, integrated medical care can have a 'huge' impact on HIV transmission
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D.C. is seeing fewer HIV cases. But that means less money going forward.
The decline in D.C. HIV cases is a positive trend, but funding cuts could impact future prevention work. Derrick “Strawberry” ...
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Older, Sexually Active High School Students More Likely to Receive HIV, STI Testing
Increasing testing for both HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can help to mitigate the incidence of both in high ...
Scientists develop new natural killer cell strategy to target HIV
Researchers at The Wistar Institute's HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center have successfully identified a new approach using ...
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Drug abuse doubles your HIV risk, doctors warn
Understand how drug use increases HIV risk and learn about prevention strategies that save lives. Medical experts explain ...
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The foreign aid freeze is affecting lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment
The U.N.'s Angeli Achrekar reports that many clinics have closed, despite exemptions in the policy. She fears mortality will ...
HIV protein switch may help virus squeeze into host cell nucleus
Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its ...
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New therapy may effectively control HIV in Uganda
A multi-national, multi-institutional study investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in Uganda.
How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
If PEPFAR is not reauthorized for the next four years, and without other resources for the HIV response, there would be 6.3 ...
Stigma, Unequal Access and an Aging Population: Challenges to HIV Care and Prevention
Despite breakthroughs in HIV treatment and prevention worldwide, critical challenges such as stigma, unequal access and ...