The male partners of adolescent girls and young women in Swaziland and South Africa report substantial HIV risk behaviours, but the data also challenge the stereotypical image of a 'sugar daddy', say researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the US.

A US study has underscored the role of Biktarvy as a first-line treatment option for appropriate adults living with HIV who are new to therapy.

Two studies in small numbers of people show for the first time that infusions of two powerful anti-HIV antibodies can completely suppress the virus for several months.

A study in Thailand has found that people who are diagnosed with HIV and start antiretroviral therapy (ART) are no less likely than others to have an undetectable viral load if they are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Older age and lower baseline kidney function are the only significant risk factors for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in HIV-positive adults, investigators from Australia report.