When classes opened across Vietnam on August 17, few students were as excited — or as nervous — as a group of 15 HIV-positive children who had finally been given permission to attend school. For the ...
At forums and over the Internet, parents who have adopted HIV-positive kids are offering advice and encouragement to those who might follow suit. In February, Bethany Christian Services -- the largest ...
Is there a possibility of bringing healthy, HIV-negative children into the world? Can couples with HIV have healthy babies? [Pinterest] For couples where one or both partners are HIV-positive, ...
HIV+ children more likely to develop drug resistance Resistance to all antiretrovirals in a class was uncommon in participants. Children born with HIV are far more likely to develop resistance to ...
In April, a medical mystery made headlines in Larkana, Pakistan. Some children with persistent fevers were tested for HIV. There were 14 positive results. Additional testing identified 494 children in ...
International Community Must Do More To Treat HIV-Positive Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Vision and others come together to Rally for Child-Focused Treatment. Only one ...
USAID 4Better Project Manager Kelvin Wambugu talks to one of the teenagers who has been living with HIV since he was born. [Philip Muasya, Standard] When he was two years old, Elvis nearly lost his ...
Although hundreds of miles separate them, two sisters in the neighboring Central American countries of Guatemala and Honduras see the same kinds of children. The boys and girls they watch create their ...
New evidence from global HIV research suggests that the first widespread cure for HIV may be possible in children who receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) early in life. Pediatrician and immunologist ...
Four children exposed to HIV at birth maintained an undetectable viral load for more than a year after pausing their medication. They’re part of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical ...
New research in Zambia finds that children infected with HIV are significantly more likely to do worse in neurological assessments despite having well-controlled HIV disease, suggesting that they may ...