HIV

DNA: Can You Get HIV From a Tattoo?

40 such cases of HIV have been reported in 10 districts of UP who got infected after getting tattooed. This hobby of tattoos proved very costly.

Apr 30, 2024, 02:54 AM IST

World AIDS Day 2023: How To Prevent HIV Transmission In Pregnant Women - Expert Explains

Dr Pooja Rana, Senior Consultant Gynecologist, Rosewalk Hospital explains how to prevent HIV Transmission in pregnant women. 

Dec 01, 2023, 13:21 PM IST

World AIDS Day: History, Significance, Theme - Difference Between AIDS And HIV

It was in 1988 that the World Health Organization announced World AIDS Day as an official global health observance. December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day every year globally with an aim to increase awareness about the disease. 

Nov 30, 2023, 17:24 PM IST

DMK Breaking: Controversial statement of DMK MP A Raja - Sanatan is like HIV and leprosy

DMK Breaking: DMK MP A Raja has given controversial statement on Sanatan Dharma, he said that Sanatan is like HIV and leprosy, Sanatan is like social disea

Sep 07, 2023, 16:02 PM IST

'Sanatana Dharma Is Like HIV, Leprosy': DMK MP A Raja Defends Udhayanidhi, Further Ignites Row

Sanatana Dharma Row: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin has come to his son's defence, contending that Udhayanidhi did not intend to offend any religious beliefs but sought to address issues of discrimination against Scheduled Castes, Tribals, and Women.

Sep 07, 2023, 13:44 PM IST

STDs Can Have Significant Implications For Both Men And Women - Here’s How

The most prevalent STD in women is Chlamydia trachomatis, followed by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Jul 17, 2023, 18:44 PM IST

UP Girl Tests HIV Positive After Doctor Uses Same Syringe On Several Patients; Deputy CM Seeks Explanation

A child tested HIV positive after a doctor used the same syringe on several patients at a Government Medical College in Etah.

Mar 05, 2023, 11:12 AM IST

DNA: 'Medical miracle' against HIV AIDS

A big miracle has happened in the world of medical science. Till now AIDS was considered an incurable disease. But a French institute has claimed that the treatment of AIDS is possible through Bone Marrow Transplant.

Feb 23, 2023, 23:26 PM IST

Andhra man infects pregnant wife with HIV to create 'excuse' for divorce

The man committed the heinous act to find an excuse to divorce his wife, according to reports.

Dec 18, 2022, 14:48 PM IST

Need to provide everyone equitable access to HIV prevention, treatment to end AIDS epidemic: WHO

In the South-East Asia Region, an estimated 3.8 million people are living with HIV, accounting for around 10 per cent of the global burden, she said on World AIDS Day.

Dec 01, 2022, 21:40 PM IST

In a first, man tests positive for monkeypox, Covid19 and HIV at the same time - Details here

The man began to develop a series of symptoms, including fatigue, fever, and a sore throat, nine days after returning from a trip to Spain earlier this year.

Aug 25, 2022, 19:05 PM IST

World AIDS Vaccine Day: Prevalence of the disease in India, mRNA vaccine, need of Covid vaccination to Africa

The Concept of HIV vaccine awareness day came out of a speech delivered by the former US President Bill Clinton in 1997.

May 18, 2022, 16:59 PM IST

In a first, US woman cured of HIV

In a presentation at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in the US on Tuesday, the researchers reported that the woman has had no detectable levels of HIV for 14 months despite cessation of antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Feb 16, 2022, 22:45 PM IST

Is untreated HIV behind the emergence of Omicron?

It has already been observed that Covid-19 can linger for many months in patients who are HIV-positive.

Dec 22, 2021, 10:33 AM IST

World AIDS Day: One child was infected with HIV every 2 minutes in 2020, UNICEF report finds out

The UNICEF report claimed that 1,20,000 children, or one child every five minutes, died due to AIDS-related causes in 2020.

Dec 01, 2021, 07:12 AM IST

People with HIV more likely to get sick with, die from COVID: Study

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and fatal outcomes from COVID-19, new research has shown.

May 13, 2021, 14:55 PM IST

World AIDS Day: Drop in HIV screening amid COVID-19 outbreak can take collateral toll, warns doctor

HIV causes AIDS that severely compromises a person`s ability to fight any disease.

Dec 01, 2020, 19:19 PM IST

First man to be cured of HIV infection now gets terminal cancer

Timothy Ray Brown, dubbed 'the Berlin patient' because of where he lived at the time, had a transplant from a donor with a rare, natural resistance to the AIDS virus. For years, that was thought to have cured his leukemia and his HIV infection, and he still shows no signs of HIV.

Sep 26, 2020, 08:05 AM IST

Even little drinking can weaken bones of people with HIV

A new study has found that any level of alcohol consumption for people living with HIV can weaken bones, raising the risk of osteoporosis.

Mar 03, 2020, 20:51 PM IST

Mouni Roy turns Santa Claus for HIV-afflicted kids

On Monday, she spent an entire evening with the kids fulfilling each child's wish and making everyone dance and also playing games with them.

Dec 24, 2019, 16:37 PM IST