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  • Can the body remove HIV by itself?

    Can the body remove HIV by itself?

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    Two patients have astonishingly cured themselves of HIV without any therapy. Kevin Boyle discusses these novel findings and their potential implications in the development of a vaccine against the HIV virus.  A recent report in the Annals of Internal Medicine has shown that a female patient previously infected with HIV was able to remove the…

  • The road to a cure for HIV: the São Paulo Patient

    The road to a cure for HIV: the São Paulo Patient

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    A possible new treatment for HIV on the horizon Promising news regarding treatment of HIV came out of Brazil on the 7th of July. After participating in a trial study in 2015, the São Paulo Patient is the third person to ever be cured of HIV, joining the cohort of the Berlin Patient and the…