Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa. These young people are much more likely to experience treatment failure than adults ...

The successful treatment of HIV-infected children is an ongoing challenge. Box 1 outlines some of the unique challenges that exist in the management of children with HIV which differ significantly ...

Can HIV cure be achieved in children? Children with HIV face a lifetime of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to suppress HIV replication. While this is one outlook, an HIV cure in children would re-write ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Delivering a single shot of gene therapy at birth could offer children ...

Four children have remained free of detectable HIV for more than one year after their antiretroviral therapy (ART) was paused to see if they could achieve HIV remission, according to new research. The ...

Priscilla Tsondai, MD, MPH, breaks down top care gaps as opportunities for care improvement. Prominent gaps in pediatric and adolescent HIV care translate into priorities that need to be addressed for ...

Pictured is Ghanaian mother Rosina Ampeh and her son Keyiboe. Rosina is HIV positive but her son, Keyiboe is HIV-free because she had access to ARVs and testing during her pregnancy. Access to HIV ...

A global study led by researchers at University College London (UCL), published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that a regimen based on a once-a-day small dolutegravir tablet was ...

High prevalence of pretreatment and acquired drug resistance in children with HIV, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, was identified. Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are a ...

In the small room of the HIV treatment unit, known as Specialized Care Units in Brazil’s public health system, Isabella (28) runs her hand over her pregnant belly of 38 weeks. She smiles as she talks ...