Maria Cheng

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  • Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNAIDS, speaks during a conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Nov. 29, 2022. TO GO WITH “UNAIDS report says inequalities undermining AIDS response” (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua via Getty Images)Health

    HIV infections could surge if U.S. support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief says

    By Maria Cheng and The Associated Press
  • GERMANY, BONN – JULY 25: The photo illustration shows a medical syringe and an AIDS ribbon in the background on July 25, 2024 in Bonn, Germany. For 40 years, AIDS research has been searching for a vaccine in vain. Lenacapavir, which has been used in HIV therapy to date, is said to provide 100 percent protection abainst HIV infection. However, study results are still lacking. (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)Health

    A twice-yearly shot of this drug could help end AIDS — ‘it’s unprecedented’

    By Maria Cheng, María Verza, and others