Wellness World AIDS Day 2021: Seven myths about HIV debunked Leave a comment December 1, 2021 Despite the fact that HIV/AIDS has been around for many years now, many people still have various misconceptions and myths about the virus…
Celebrity Gist Billy Porter: I have been living with HIV for 14 years Leave a comment May 19, 2021 Billy Porter, US actor and singer, says he has been living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for 14 years. The movie star, who…
Editor's PicksLife Timothy Brown, first person cured of HIV, dies of cancer Leave a comment September 30, 2020 Timothy Brown, the first known person to be cured of HIV, has died of cancer, according to the International AIDS Society. The 54-year-old,…
Editor's PicksLife First man cured of HIV suffers terminal cancer Leave a comment September 26, 2020 Timothy Brown, an American considered to be the first person cured of HIV/AIDS, has suffered a cancer relapse 12 years after he had…
Wellness The ‘London patient’, second person cured of HIV, reveals identity Leave a comment March 10, 2020 The second person in the world ever to be cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has revealed his identity for the first time,…
LifeWellness Over 1000 patients risk HIV, hepatitis as hospital admits sterilization error Leave a comment November 22, 2019 More than 1000 may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis C and B, and other infections at the Goshen Hospital in northern Indiana,…
Wellness Scientists discover first new HIV strain — in nearly two decades Leave a comment November 7, 2019 BY SUNDAY OMEIKE Scientists have discovered a new strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) —the first to be identified in 19 years. In…