Woman is cured of HIV for first time ever in breakthrough
In an enormous medical breakthrough, scientists appear to have cured a woman living with HIV, making her the third successful patient.
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In an enormous medical breakthrough, scientists appear to have cured a woman living with HIV, making her the third successful patient.
Researchers presented the case details at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver, Colorado
A woman was apparently cured of HIV using cutting-edge treatment in a huge step forward in creating a cure for the virus.
Patient is mixed-race woman treated in New York using umbilical cord blood, in technique raising chances of finding suitable donors
The woman has shown no detectable signs of the human immunodeficiency virus in extensive testing since she stopped antiretroviral treatment in October 2020 following a transplant of stem cells with a rare genetic mutation that blocks HIV invasion, her doctors said.