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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

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Old Drug, New Potential: Lithium Found To Suppress HIV Reactivation

South Africa Time — Thursday, January 22, 2026

Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University ...

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Top stories of the last 30 days

Top 10 counties in new HIV infections

South Africa Time — Monday, December 29, 2025

In 2024, Kenya witnessed a concerning rise in new HIV infections, with the total number increasing by 19% from 16752 cases in 2023 to 19991. View article...

Ministry approves long-acting HIV prevention drug for rollout

South Africa Time — Monday, January 12, 2026

The injection is given once every six months and prevents HIV infection even in unprotected sex. View article...

U.S. needs to reinstate lifesaving programs for HIV

South Africa Time — Monday, December 29, 2025

Many of us know someone who experienced the misery of untreated HIV : wasting, fevers, skin covered with lesions, blindness, pneumocystis, ... View article...

Global health workers strengthen US security

South Africa Time — Monday, December 29, 2025

... HIV , tuberculosis and maternal health services across Africa. They talked about navigating informal settlements to reach patients who missed ... View article...

This Castro clinic was on the front lines of HIV care. After 60 years, it's still changing lives

South Africa Time — Monday, December 29, 2025

Back in the 1990s, Stafford Hemmer would visit San Francisco's Castro-Mission Health Center near his home every three months or so for an HIV test. View article...

From survival to longevity: What aging with HIV looks like in 2025

South Africa Time — Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Learn about the medical advancements and challenges faced by older adults living with HIV . Experts and survivors share their insights. View article...

Barriers experienced by patients in adhering to antiretroviral treatment in a mobile clinic ...

South Africa Time — Monday, December 29, 2025

Antiretroviral treatment (ART) plays a significant role in the wellbeing of individuals living with human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) and ... View article...

Meet to strengthen NGOs' role in HIV prevention

South Africa Time — Monday, December 29, 2025

Meet to strengthen NGOs' role in HIV prevention. Event was chaired ... HIV /AIDS prevention, treatment and care services. Special emphasis was ... View article...

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Top stories of the last 7 days

HIV can develop resistance to lenacapavir, but at a cost to the virus

South Africa Time — Thursday, January 22, 2026

But the findings of the study can help scientists develop the next generation of drugs with improved resistance profiles “because we always want to ... View article...

Dealing With HIV-Related Discrimination or Stigma in a Health Care Setting

South Africa Time — Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Many people living with HIV face discrimination—or are otherwise made to feel uncomfortable—at doctors' offices and health care settings. View article...

Tips for Providers on Preventing HIV Stigma and Discrimination

South Africa Time — Wednesday, January 21, 2026

If your practice lacks experience in treating patients with HIV or is unsure which actions are illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ... View article...

Lithium study yields insights in the fight against HIV

South Africa Time — Wednesday, January 21, 2026

... HIV , McGill University researchers report. A new study published in iScience found lithium can prevent infected cells from reactivating, and that ... View article...

Vitamin D + Calcium Shows Mixed Bone Effects in HIV Youth

South Africa Time — Thursday, January 22, 2026

Vitamin D3 plus calcium offers no overall bone or muscle benefit in adolescents with perinatal HIV infection but appears to increase lumbar spine ... View article...

An HIV breakthrough is here. Let's not let it go to waste

South Africa Time — Thursday, January 22, 2026

Lenacapavir is not new. The antiretroviral drug was first approved in 2022 for treating people living with HIV who were highly resistant to other ... View article...

The near death -- and last-minute reprieve -- of a trial for an HIV vaccine

South Africa Time — Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would ... View article...

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