Kegoratile Aphane did not flinch when the needle pierced the skin of her right buttock, injecting a yellow-coloured drug ...

Franklin Wanyama stopped his HIV medication twice due to stigma and depression, causing his viral load to explode to over ...

The unnecessary use of steroid-containing rash creams on children’s delicate skin is triggering serious health risks, including Cushing’s syndrome, immune suppression, and organ damage. Dr Liaqat Ali, ...

Shingles is linked to an increased risk for both major cardiovascular events and dementia, but vaccination against herpes zoster is associated with a reduced risk for both of these in those who ...

"The world around me collapsed, and I just felt dirty and worthless," Andrew Oakes said, vividly remembering the moment he was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 28. Oakes went to the hospital in 2021 ...

HIV destroys the immune system from within. Despite decades of research, there still isn’t a vaccine against the virus. The shape-shifting pathogen rapidly adapts to vaccines and renders them useless.

William Truswell, MD, FACS, operates his own cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery practice. Dr. Truswell was the first in his area in Western Massachusetts to have an accredited private office ...

Solving HIV vaccination—a puzzle that scientists have been tackling for decades without success—could be like cracking the code to a safe. The key, they now think, may be delivering a series of ...

A rash is defined as a widespread eruption of skin lesions. It is a very broad medical term. Rashes can vary widely in appearance. Their causes range from insect bites to HIV and reactions to ...

Having a circular rash can spark fears that you’ve picked up ringworm. After all, the fungal infection is notorious for causing a ring-shaped rash. But there are a lot of other circular rashes that ...

More than 1 million people in the United States live with HIV. About 1 in 7 of those million have no idea that they have this virus. One reason is that early symptoms of HIV, such as a fever, ...