BIG NEWS: A seventh patient has been cured of HIV! The details of the treatment that cured "The Next Berlin Patient" hold promise for a broader cure that could bring relief to the 39 million people living with the virus. I've got the story here! https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/seventh-person-seemingly-cured-hiv-signs-hope-broader-cure
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Treating HIV with a bone marrow transplant is like curing a broken toe with an amputation of the whole leg.
Yes, they're cured of HIV but with high risks and low probability of finding a suitable donor. A stem cell transplantation is not something you do easily.
First of all the costs are more than prohibitive. HLA mismatches increase the risk for the patient and the mutations are only found in people with northern European heritage. It's neither scalable nor something that will change outcomes for many patients. It will always be...
(with a slight subtext of anger for me--how many people could have been saved if George W. Bush hadn't banned all federal institutions and grants from conducting new stem cell research in 2001? FUCK these motherfuckers).
https://politicalfilm.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/former-cdc-director-sounds-alarm-on-bird-flu-gain-of-function-biologicalwarfare/