Meningitis cases rise to 27 in Kent outbreak with infection confirmed at animation college in London

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced the number of cases had increased by seven to 27 in its latest update today - ...

Three cheerleaders in hospital with meningitis as outbreak hits London college and Morrisons depot

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced the number of cases had increased by seven to 27 in its latest update today - ...

Killer Kent Meningitis B strain may have evolved to become 'better at transmitting', scientists warn

Health officials are racing to understand whether this dangerous variant of meningitis B has evolved in a way that allows it to spread more easily between people.

Dual immune response may keep HIV in check without medication

Imagine a game of chess where your opponent's king is in check. It cannot move, but the game is not over—the piece remains on ...

Why some people naturally control HIV even after stopping therapy—and how we can leverage that to treat others

For millions of people living with HIV, a daily regimen of medications is a lifelong necessity. If they stop taking the drugs ...
THE WEEK

The ‘golden age’ of HIV treatment

A new single-pill HIV treatment has proved as effective as regimens of up to 11 tablets a day in suppressing the virus in hard-to-treat patients. It’s “a potential breakthrough for a growing cohort of ...
GEN

HIV Gene Expression Detection Tool Opens Viral Treatment Directions

For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), antiretroviral therapy prevents HIV-infected immune cells from replicating the virus to protect against illness and transmission. Inactive ...
NPR

A new one-a-day-pill holds promise for HIV's 'forgotten population'

Is there one pill a day to keep me healthy? That's a question that Dr. Chloe Orkin hears a lot from her older HIV patients who take many medications each day to keep the virus under control. "They ...