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Almost 40 years after the discovery of HIV, could we be on the verge of ending the AIDS epidemic in America? How did scientists tackle one of the most elusive deadly viruses to ever infect humans? Can innovative drugs bring new infections to zero?

Can innovative drugs and therapies finally end HIV?

Ending HIV in America

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Almost 40 years after the discovery of HIV, could we be on the verge of ending the AIDS epidemic in America? As of 2019, in the U.S., there were only 34,000 new cases of the disease—a feat that once seemed near-impossible to achieve. How did scientists and the public health community tackle one of the most elusive deadly viruses to ever infect humans? Can innovative drugs bring new infections to zero? This is the story of an incredible scientific achievement and the public health work that still needs to be done to end HIV in America. (Premiered October 5, 2022)

Science has made extraordinary progress against HIV. Can innovative drugs and therapies finally end it?

Science has made extraordinary progress against HIV. Can innovative drugs and therapies finally end it?

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Scientists have cured a handful of people of HIV by piggybacking on treatments they received for blood cancer. But does that bring a widespread cure any closer?

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How Scientists Developed a Drug to Prevent HIV

A second patient has entered long-term remission from HIV

HIV proteins’ ‘social networks’ reveal why some patients control infection better than others

Scientists Condemn Researcher's Use of CRISPR to Produce HIV-Resistant Babies

Ending HIV in America

How a select few people have been cured of HIV