Cure In The HorizonHow Gene‑Editing Technology Can Offer a Potential HIV Cure "This capability to turn genes on and off in cells isolated directly from human blood is a game changer.” By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Aiding StigmaThe Indian Govt Conflates Sex Workers With AIDS Control, Further Marginalizing Them When the state sees a population solely through the lens of disease and contagion, it stops engaging with them as citizens. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Kick and KillAn Existing Cancer Drug Could Help Cure HIV One Day, Find Scientists An immunotherapy drug may help wake up dormant HIV and work in tandem with HIV medicine to "kick and kill" the virus. By Saumya Kalia
Life Beyond StigmaHow I Have Sex: ‘I Worry the Other Person May Get Infected [With HIV] Because of Me’ This month in How I Have Sex: 36-year-old R. talks about navigating intimacy and desire as someone living with HIV. By The Swaddle Team
Brainwashing LiesMumbai Court Calls HIV+ Sex Workers a ‘Danger to Society’ The court stigmatized them saying "detention can ensure that the victim leads a normal life in future, after getting necessary brainwash.” By Saumya Kalia
Past PresentIndia’s Healthcare System Is Still Failing Queer‑Trans People. A Public Health Movement Can Change That. The HIV/AIDS anti-discrimination movement in the ‘90s showed us that public health movements can advance people's rights movements. By Sayantan Datta
Giant Leap ForwardSix Shots a Year May Prevent HIV, Landmark Trial Suggests The development would be a major advance on the current preventative regimen of one pill a day. By Devrupa Rakshit
Life To LifeBanning Blood Donation Based on Sexual Orientation or Practices Is Unfair and Ineffective Technology can make blood donation safer and more equitable for both donors and recipients. By Abhinav Verma
Never Back Down“From Durban to Tomorrow” Shows the Fight Against HIV Is Far From Over Activists are pushing governments around the world to care about HIV from a human rights perspective. By Rajvi Desai