HIV
The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death sentence in Africa. Now the epidemic is at a crossroads
World
March 11, 2023
The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death sentence in Africa. Now the epidemic is at a crossroads
Fourteen-year-old Philasande Dayimani carries a burden that no child should carry. Last year, she started getting sores in her mouth…
Yousra participates in campaign for Joint UN Program on HIV/ AIDS
Cinema/TV
July 9, 2021
Yousra participates in campaign for Joint UN Program on HIV/ AIDS
Egyptian Actress and singer Yousra has participated in a campaign for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/ AIDS, which…
Controversial Egyptian doctor claiming cure for HIV dies age 74
Egypt
February 6, 2021
Controversial Egyptian doctor claiming cure for HIV dies age 74
Controversial Egyptian doctor Ibrahim Abdel-Ati, who drew attention back in 2014 after claiming he had invented a device that could…
Coronavirus lockdowns could spark rise in HIV infections, experts warn
World
May 12, 2020
Coronavirus lockdowns could spark rise in HIV infections, experts warn
If lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are succeeding in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, health experts warn that the measures…
London man second patient to be cured of HIV
World
March 10, 2020
London man second patient to be cured of HIV
A second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said Tuesday, after finding no…
Egypt court fines husband LE1 million for infecting wife with HIV
Egypt
February 24, 2020
Egypt court fines husband LE1 million for infecting wife with HIV
A Beheira court on Thursday ordered a man pay one million LE compensation to his wife for infecting her with…
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
Health & Fitness
March 5, 2019
‘London patient’: second case ever of HIV remission
A second person is in sustained remission from HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, after ceasing treatment and is likely…
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study
Health & Fitness
February 20, 2019
Vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer: study
The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries…
Egypt initiative sees 3.7 mn citizens tested for Hepatitis C: health minister
Health & Fitness
December 11, 2018
Egypt initiative sees 3.7 mn citizens tested for Hepatitis C: health minister
Health Minister Hala Zayed announced that 3.781 million citizens have been recently tested for the Hepatitis C virus as…
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
Science
November 26, 2018
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies — twin girls…