Virus

A new study suggests "treatment as prevention" is a viable way to fight the virus at the population level.

• By Nathan Collins

It’s better to be safe than sorry, and there’s nothing about the flu vaccine that’s dangerous.

• By Cynthia Leifer

Patrick Strudwick talks to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi about how she identified HIV as the cause of AIDS; her receipt of the Nobel Prize; and the latest efforts to prevent, treat, and manage HIV.

• By Patrick Strudwick

Despite 30 years of failure on an evolving viral puzzle, there's reason to believe we'll one day live in a world without HIV.

• By Michael White

The good news: Antibiotics didn't create antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The bad news: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is everywhere.

• By Michael White

Human disease is littered with examples of fractious, sometimes furious rows over what emerging pathogens are called.

• By Kate Kelland

New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force could help lift some of the stigma associated with testing—and shift the bill to insurers.

• By Julie Steenhuysen

The Berlin Patient. The VISCONTI cohort. A baby in Mississippi. None of these represent the wide-reaching HIV cure that we've spent decades looking for, but they do get us a little bit closer to one.

• By Neal Emery