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First successful liver transplant between two HIV-positive men performed in Switzerland
The first liver transplantation between two HIV-positive men took place last autumn in Switzerland.
How Robert Mapplethorpe's controversial images turned photography into a high-art form
A new HBO documentary film skewers the moment when pictures considered porn became lucrative.
World Haemophilia Day 2016: Contaminated blood scandal one of the biggest NHS treatment disasters
The fountains in Trafalgar Sure in London's West End are set to glow red on Sunday 17 April to raise awareness for World Haemophilia Day.
HIV: Potent antibodies identified can 'neutralize' the virus and help create a vaccine
Scientists have found antibodies which can bind to the HIV virus and disable it, paving the way for a vaccine.
Honorine Uwababyeyi: Meet the Rwandan genocide survivor helping children of rape victims
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK meets genocide survivor and founder of Hope and Peace foundation.
Pilot project aims to use drones to save HIV babies in Malawi
UNICEFF hopes drones shuttling blood tests to key labs will save time in battle to save lives
Hollyoaks spoilers: Love in the air for enemies John Paul McQueen and Scott Drinkwater?
Ste Hay's HIV diagnosis also raises awareness about disease
Study claims Tinder users in the UK twice as likely to have an STI
Online pharma company finds over three-quarters of Tinder users have a sexually transmitted infection.
Parents boycott Sri Lankan primary school after false rumours new pupil was HIV postive
6-year-old boy unable to secure place in school after rumours spread his father had died of Aids.
US Centers of Disease Control: 50% of gay African American men at risk of getting HIV
The report adds that one in four Hispanic gay men will get HIV in their lifetimes.
Israel's major step against HIV: Country now allows PrEP as a preventive treatment
Israel will follow in the US and France's footsteps, allowing PrEP for people most vulnerable to HIV.
Vaginal ring reduces risk of HIV by 37% providing prevention hope for women in Africa
A vaginal ring releasing an antiretroviral drug reduces the risk of women getting HIV.
Charlie Sheen HIV announcement saw largest recorded Google searches for disease
17 November 2015, when actor revealed he was HIV-positive, saw record numbers of searches for 'HIV' in US.
Homeopathy is a therapeutic dead end: Alternative medicine ineffective at treating anything
After analysing 176 studies, expert calls the treatment a 'very dubious activity' and no better than placebos.
California nixes 'safety goggles' and other new health regulations for porn stars
Porn actors, producers rail against 'big daddy' and new rules fail to pass
Scientists discover white blood cell in birds that destroys fatal fungal infection
Specialised blood cells found in birds can destroy an infection which kills thousands of people.
Gouging 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli shuts up at US hearing, but smirks and complains on Twitter
He calls politicians 'imbeciles,' repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment when grilled by congressmen
Gilbert Deya: Fake archbishop found selling Aldi olive oil as miracle cure for cancer and HIV
Deya is wanted in his home country of Kenya for child trafficking.
Telegraph columnist Dan Hodges 'streaks' down Whitehall after losing Ukip bet
Hodges braved the bad weather and completed the feat in a sprightly 3.37 minutes.
National Archives Thatcher files: From napalm in London to 'explicit and distasteful' Aids awareness
Secret government files from mid-1980s reveal bizarre discussions in Margaret Thatcher's administration.
Alzheimer's, HIV, cancer and penis transplants: Medical breakthroughs of 2015
IBTimes UK takes a look at some of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the year
Aids: First video released showing potential vaccine killing infected cells by 'inflammasomes'
Scientists have released footage of a new vaccine, MVA-HIV, attacking and destroying Aids-infected cells.
Jimmy Carter: What do we mean when we say a person's cancer has been cured?
Saying immunotherapy can cure cancer is a premature statement.
Britain rains £274m down on controversial climate change fund
Government also comes under fire for providing £279m in aid to developing space race nation India.
Charlie Sheen's porn star ex Brett Rossi sues actor for failing to disclose HIV status
Scottine Ross aka Brett Rossi files a $1m lawsuit against her former financé.
World Aids Day 2015: Dating apps contribute to spread of HIV says Unicef
Recent Unicef study says dating apps used to engage in casual sex led to increase in HIV.
WHO: New HIV cases rise to highest level in Europe
European Region recorded over 142,000 new HIV infections, the highest number ever
15.8m people on HIV treatment as AIDS shows declining trend
UNAIDS estimates that new HIV infections had fallen by 35% since the peak in 2000.
Charlie Sheen HIV: Celebrities react on Twitter after Two and a Half Men actor's Today announcement
TV and film star made announcement during interview with Matt Lauer on the Today show.
Alcoholism drug disulfiram touted as 'game-changer' in search for HIV cure
Disulfiram found to wake up HIV hidden in the body, Australian scientists say.