According to the Department of Health (DOH), 4,633 newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were recorded in the country from January to March, a ninefold increase compared with the same quarter last year. Recent data from the HIV and AIDS Sur­veil­lance of the Phil­ip­pines showed that about 51 cases were recorded per day in the first quarter, a decrease of 11 percent compared to the quarter average cases last year at 57. Average monthly cases were reporte

Isang 63-anyos na lalaki mula sa Norway ang itinuturing na halos ganap nang gumaling mula sa HIV matapos sumailalim sa isang pambihira at mataas ang panganib na stem cell transplant—isang kaso na nagbibigay ng panibagong pag-asa sa siyensya. Tinaguriang “Oslo patient,” ang lalaki ay kabilang na ngayon sa iilang tao sa mundo—humigit-kumulang sampu—na nakaranas ng long-term remission mula sa HIV. Ngunit kakaiba ang kanyang kaso: ang donor ay mismong kanyang kapatid. Ang susi sa