How Far From Boston to Berlin?: A Comparison of HIV Cure Efforts
By Zachary C. Rich Timothy Ray Brown, the first person considered to be cured of HIV, was first known as The Berlin Patient, named for the German city where he first received life saving and possible curative HIV treatments. Timothy … Read more
Perspectives of Participants in an HIV Cure Study in Australia
By James McMahon The 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington DC was a large and memorable event but it was only when I returned to Australia that I was recommended to watch a presentation by Fred Verdult as part of … Read more
A Conversation About Curing HIV with Timothy Ray Brown and Dave Purdy
Chinese Translation Timothy Ray Brown is currently the only person considered to be cured of HIV and is the co-founder the Cure for AIDS Coalition with Dave Purdy. searcHIV had the opportunity to interview Timothy Ray Brown and Dave Purdy … Read more
Thoughts on HIV Cure Research from People Living with HIV in Thailand
By Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., Ph.D. Thailand is among the world’s hardest hit countries by HIV and has the highest HIV prevalence in Asia. In a country of 65 million people, over 1 million have been infected with HIV and half … Read more
The State of HIV Cure
By Zachary C. Rich, Doris Duke Clinical Scholar; Guangzhou, China It was not long ago that HIV was seen as an insurmountable disease, readily used to teach medical students about caring for a patient with a terminal diagnosis. While still … Read more