The recent case of Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who relapsed nine months after “clearing” her Ebola infection, has raised concerns that the virus could cause relapsing disease in other survivors. Ebola’s clever trick — to lie dormant inside a cell or to hide in a particular organ — is not unfamiliar. Lots of viruses can…
The news broke in April 2013. Danish researchers were mere months from finding a cure for HIV. As other media outlets eagerly picked up the Telegraph’s electrifying report, word coursed lightning-swift online and through social media, stoking hopes that talk of ending the HIV epidemic,increasingly common of late, might soon become reality. There was one…
While the discovery of a cure for HIV seems some way off, International AIDS Society President Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (who discovered the virus) believes remission is more likely achievable. A person living with HIV is regarded as being in remission when the virus is not active enough to require treatment. To date, there have been several cases…
This beautiful photographic essay was compiled by The Alfred in Melbourne, and all credit for this article goes to their amazing teams and the people they care for. This article is shared with permission of The Alfred.
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Working together with researchers and clinicians at The Alfred, members of the community of people living with HIV in Victoria have been integral to progressing ...
