At a scientific conference in Seattle on Tuesday, researchers reckoned with a day that many thought might never arrive. A patient appears to have been cured of H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, for only the second time since the epidemic began. is a wily adversary, and scientists and patients living with the virus are all too well acquainted with past failures in the fight against the epidemic. Will this change anything for people living with H.I.V.? The second case does provide “proof of concept,” shining a light on a potential path to an H.I.V.

Source: New York Times March 05, 2019 22:07 UTC