The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aids/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png AIDS | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/aids/ 32 32 Israeli researchers find gut bacteria may boost immune system of HIV patients https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-researchers-find-gut-bacteria-may-boost-immune-system-of-hiv-patients/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:07:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3752481 Groundbreaking study led by Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah AIDS Center scientists paves the way for new medical therapies that target the body’s bacterial ecosystem

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]]> On World AIDS Day, Health Ministry reports 22% decrease of new HIV cases in 2024 https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-world-aids-day-health-ministry-reports-22-decrease-of-new-hiv-cases-in-2024/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:12:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701815 Israel recorded 317 diagnoses last year, though the head of the Israel AIDS Task Force says carriers of the virus often avoid testing for it due to 'stigma'

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]]> New research shows previously unidentified pathway used by HIV to infect cells https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-research-shows-previously-unidentified-pathway-used-by-hiv-to-infect-cells/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:05:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3105293 Study led by professor at Touro University's Nevada campus sheds light on how AIDS-causing virus enters a cell's nucleus so it can replicate, finds possible drug countermeasure

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]]> Israeli researchers develop gene-editing technology to fight HIV virus https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-researchers-develop-gene-editing-technology-to-fight-hiv-virus/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:35:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2781492 Scientists from Tel Aviv University use CRISPR to modify body's disease-fighting type B white blood cells, in what may become a treatment for the illness

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]]> How does the coronavirus compare with other deadly viruses? https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-does-the-coronavirus-compare-with-other-deadly-viruses/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:19:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2526001 The pandemic has killed more people than most, but not all, other viral epidemics in the 20th and 21st centuries

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]]> As South Africa’s virus cases surge, MDs apply tough lessons from HIV epidemic https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-south-africas-virus-cases-surge-mds-apply-tough-lessons-from-hiv-epidemic/ Fri, 07 Aug 2020 19:53:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2359373 Doctors Barry Schoub and Lucille Blumberg are among medical leaders confident that a COVID vaccine won't be hindered by 'political' issues, as the yet undiscovered AIDS vaccine is

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]]> Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84 https://www.timesofisrael.com/larry-kramer-playwright-and-aids-activist-dies-at-84/ Wed, 27 May 2020 20:18:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2315269 Celebrities and LGBTQ activities remember Kramer as a pugnacious advocate for gay rights and a cultural icon

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]]> WHO study: Coronavirus could infect more than 200 million in Africa https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-study-coronavirus-could-infect-more-than-200-million-in-africa/ Fri, 15 May 2020 14:33:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2306749 Model predicts lower infection rate than in other parts of world, but raises concerns that continent's fragile health systems could be overwhelmed

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]]> US top court’s hypothetical: Can Washington require groups to recognize Israel? https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-top-courts-hypothetical-question-can-us-require-groups-to-recognize-israel/ Sat, 09 May 2020 06:31:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2302067 In live-streamed case about NGOs, HIV funds and prostitution, Justice Brett Kavanaugh unexpectedly brings up Washington's support for the Jewish state

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]]> Israeli experts urge caution over drug company’s claim of COVID-19 cure https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-experts-urge-caution-over-drug-companys-claim-of-covid-19-cure/ Thu, 07 May 2020 08:36:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2300147 'Handle with care,' says leading virologist, after Zion Medical says its questionable HIV drug 'improved and healed' coronavirus patients in the Republic of the Congo

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]]> Coronavirus follows a century of epidemics, dating back to the Spanish Flu https://www.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-follows-a-century-of-epidemics-dating-back-to-the-spanish-flu/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 01:38:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2254740 AIDS is by far the most deadly epidemic of modern times, with 32 million victims; post-World War I Spanish Flu killed up to 50 million

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]]> Israeli doctor fights for patients at Canada’s only women’s holistic HIV clinic https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-born-doctor-fights-for-her-patients-at-canadas-only-holistic-hiv-clinic/ Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:26:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2191989 Dr. Neora Pick and the multidisciplinary professionals in Vancouver's Oak Tree Clinic tailor comprehensive programs for each person, from trauma care to nutrition programs

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]]> Second man seems to be free of AIDS virus after transplant https://www.timesofisrael.com/second-man-seems-to-be-free-of-aids-virus-after-transplant/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 07:21:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2030425 Unidentified patient appears to have been cured of HIV after stem cell transplant from donor with natural resistance

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]]> Holocaust-denying perennial US presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche dead at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-denying-perennial-us-presidential-candidate-lyndon-larouche-dead-at-96/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 01:58:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2018249 He ran for president in every election from 1976 to 2004; was accused of heading an extremist cult that espoused conspiracy theories

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]]> Mathilde Krim, AIDS research pioneer who fought stigma, dies at 91 https://www.timesofisrael.com/mathilde-krim-aids-research-pioneer-who-fought-stigma-dies-at-91/ Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:41:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1772758 Founder of AIDS Medical Foundation converted to Judaism in 1948, lived for a while in Israel, doing research at Weizmann Institute

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