HIV

A phase one human trial of an mRNA HIV vaccine will soon begin in San Antonio.

The program was considering a waitlist to help cut costs after it faced a $100 million budget shortfall.

A software glitch concealed $35 million in HIV drug costs to program administrators.

The state-run Texas HIV Medication Program has asked the legislature for more than $100 million over the next two fiscal years, without which administrators say they’ll be forced to limit eligibility in Texas.

Health officials and aid workers from the U.S. and Mexico want to find out how many asylum seekers at the border are living with HIV. A delegation made up…

Every day, as many as 500 babies in sub-Saharan Africa are born with HIV. A study out of Botswana finds that if newborns are given treatment right away, the virus becomes almost undetectable.

From Texas Standard: This week, several federal officials, including the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, met with health...

The medication is very effective, but there's concern it might cause birth defects if taken by a pregnant woman. Different countries address that issue in very different ways.

From Texas Standard: Texas has the fourth highest rate of HIV and AIDS in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A...

A San Antonio researcher who declared war on HIV decades ago finds a potential new defense against the virus. Dr. Ruth Ruprecht discovered her mission in…