AIDS
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21 December 2023, 01:00 AM
London HIV patient becomes world's second AIDS cure hope
An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus after he received a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, his doctors say.
5 March 2019, 10:41 AM
Trump seeks to 'eliminate HIV' in US within 10yrs
President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to call for a bipartisan commitment to eradicate AIDS in the United States within a decade.
6 February 2019, 14:52 PM
869 diagnosed with HIV in the country this year
A total of 869 people affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were identified in Bangladesh so far this year, according to a recent government survey.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
HIV infects one teenage girl every 3 minutes: UN
Every three minutes, a girl between the ages of 15 and 19 is infected with the virus that causes AIDS, says a UN report that warns of a "crisis" fuelled by gender inequality.
26 July 2018, 05:16 AM
Men at higher risk of dying of AIDS than women: UNAIDS
Men are less likely to test for HIV or access antiretroviral therapy and, therefore, are more likely to die of AIDS-related illnesses than women, UNAIDS says.
4 December 2017, 06:44 AM
A shield against AIDS
"It's magic," says Francois, smiling. "Every time I take a pill I think about the people who aren't so lucky as to have this option."
1 December 2017, 05:22 AM
Fear of HIV spread grows
Health officials in Cox's Bazar fear spread of HIV/AIDS in the refugee camps as a rising number of Rohingyas have been diagnosed with the disease.
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ordeal of an AIDS patient
Sultana (not the real name) was shocked when refused a surgery on an abscess at a public hospital in Dhaka sometime in 2013 because of being HIV positive.
14 March 2016, 18:10 PM
New drug tested on monkeys effectively shields against AIDS, study reveals
Scientists say new drug tested on monkeys provided astonishingly effective shield against animal version of AIDS, major gain in the quest for an HIV vaccine
19 February 2015, 05:07 AM