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Third person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant, researchers say | Science & Tech News
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A stem cell transplant has cured a man of HIV, researchers have announced. The patient, 53, is only the third person to be cured of the condition using the treatment. He appears to be the fifth person in total to be cured overall. He had not taken anti-retroviral medicine, or suppressants, for four years and…
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Fourth patient in history seemingly cured of HIV after stem cell transplant | US News
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A fourth person has been cured of HIV, doctors say. The patient, who is aged 66 and wishes to remain anonymous, was cured of the virus by coincidence after he received a stem cell transplant to treat his leukaemia. Three-and-a-half years ago, doctors decided they needed to replace his cancerous blood cells with a donor’s…