A man was unexpectedly cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant A man has become the seventh person to be left HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer. Significantly, he is also the second of the seven who received stem cells that were not actually resistant to the virus, strengthening the case that HIV-resistant cells may not be necessary for an HIV cure. But how did it work and what does it mean for the future of HIV treatment? Read more: https://www.newscientist

[NOT TO BE MISSED] Forty-four years into the HIV epidemic, new science gives us unprecedented hope — but also exposes old inequalities. Health Beat’s World Aids Day edition sees Mia Malan at home with Justice Edwin Cameron, who has lived with HIV since 1985, and catches up with Linda-Gail Bekker, whose team led the trials for lenacapavir, a twice-yearly prevention jab that’s almost 100% effective. Their stories remind us: science alone won’t end HIV. Policy, funding and equity must follow. Catch