The refrain heard during the 2024 Democratic National Convention was: “We Won’t Go Back.” It was a warning many assumed ...

From the first reported case of AIDS to the present, what is the history of HIV-AIDS and are there parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Higher rates of cancers associated with immunosuppression in ethnically minoritized men living with HIV highlight gaps in HIV diagnosis and treatment.

HIV/AIDS remains a major public health threat worldwide, with an estimated 39.9 million people living with the disease at the ...

Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) alternates between latent and lytic phases, leading to varying levels of viral shedding in saliva. While some individuals show little to no shedding, ...

Research on Kaposi sarcoma dates back to 1995 in Zambia. Currently, there are 12 NCI Global HIV Associated Malignancies U54 Research Centers – two of which are based at LSU LCMC Health Cancer ...

Kaposi's Sarcoma and HIV/AIDS Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a form of cancer that occurs on the skin and in mucous membranes. It occurs among people who have HIV/AIDS. It is related to a herpes type virus.

Africa accounted for 73% of new cases and 86.6% of the deaths from Kaposi sarcoma worldwide. The disease is endemic, and not HIV-related, in some southern and eastern African countries.

People with HIV may be at higher risk for cancers such as Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and cervical cancer. Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) may be the reason for the recent ...

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV can also treat KS, especially early on. Anti-HIV drugs have lowered the rate of KS cases by 80%-90% from the early 1980s. Kaposi’s Sarcoma Causes ...