AIDS

Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats

The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.

OCTOBER 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

A scene from the Israeli film 'Tell Me Everything.'

Incorrectly labelled map presented by the US State Department July 30, 2026

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools.

JULY 31, 2026|ByREUTERS

It is possible to completely get rid of the virus

After 40 years of struggle: Scientists approach the greatest goal in medicine

Although existing treatments allow a full life with the HIV virus, now, more than ever, scientists are close to developing a mechanism that will completely remove the virus from the body.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN

HIV is one of the most sophisticated viruses humanity has had to confront

A breakthrough in the war against AIDS: In two trials, patients were “cured” of the disease

Two early trials found that engineered antibodies can lead to long-term HIV remission without ongoing treatment — not a full cure, but the most significant progress so far.

DECEMBER 9, 2025|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN

Israeli study shows circumcision reduces risk of HIV infection

Dr. Daniel Chemtob, director of the ministry’s department of Tuberculosis and AIDS, and colleagues have just published the study in the open-access 'Israel Journal of Health Policy Research'.

AUGUST 20, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.

Israeli scientist claims breakthrough in HIV research

A researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev found similarities between leukemia and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

AUGUST 11, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A scientist prepares protein samples for analysis in a lab at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton

A short history of AIDS

Prof. Peter Piot has been involved with HIV from its first discovery in humans as a researcher, clinician and UNAIDs official; His new book tells the story nearly 35 years since it became a pandemic.

JULY 5, 2015ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH