HIV & AIDS

What have we learned about HIV from the “mississippi baby?”

A baby treated for HIV 30 hours after birth was thought to have been cured but the disease came back years later. Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses what that means.


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Up Next

  • Is HIV a manageable chronic disease?

  • Why have HIV transmission rates stayed the same for decades?

  • Looking forward to a vaccine for HIV

  • Dx dialogues: approaches to treating HIV, and how patient behavior influences adherence

  • Are we better as a nation at treating disease than preventing it?

  • Dx dialogues: the next revolution in HIV care

  • What are some of the challenges with HIV research today?

  • Hopes for HIV therapy and treatment

  • What is the importance of the microbiome and will it lead to cures?

  • Dx dialogues: predicting HIV treatment failure with AI

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