Depression is an ongoing low mood which interferes with your everyday life.

HIV can contribute to the risk of kidney disease. But the two most common causes are diabetes and high blood pressure.

Researchers used selected molecules to make human cells less tolerant of damage, so that reactivating hidden HIV becomes a clear trigger for cell death. While making cells more vulnerable to dying may sound counterintuitive, the strategy ensures that cells harbouring HIV are eliminated, removing the hidden virus they contain. This in turn means there potentially will be no viable virus left to re-do the spreading all over again in the absence of treatment.

With the right treatment and care, people with HIV can live a normal lifespan. You can increase your life expectancy by having a healthy lifestyle.

‘Frailty’ is a term doctors use to describe a general decline in physical health and a loss of reserves. This leads to a person being less robust and less able to bounce back after an adverse event.

Pneumococcal infections are common in people living with HIV, even with higher CD4 cell counts. Vaccination and HIV treatment reduce the risk.

Rates of osteopenia and osteoporosis are higher in people living with HIV than in the general population.

Persistent low-level detectable HIV appeared to significantly increase the risk of treatment failure but had no long-term impact on the occurrence of serious health problems in a recent study. Having ...

Most people living with HIV don't experience eye problems related to HIV. Sight problems are more likely to occur in people with very low CD4 counts.

Acute stress disorder (ASD) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can sometimes be experienced by people with HIV.

This page talks about ten myths and realities of ageing with HIV.

Cancers are diseases of cells in the body. Rates of some, but not all, cancers are higher in people living with HIV than other people.

Despite a decade of widespread ‘Undetectable equals Untransmissible’ (U=U) messaging and advances in HIV prevention, stigma has barely shifted for older people living with HIV in Amsterdam. ‘Disclosure concerns’ fell only marginally over ten years, while negative self-image did not change, report Dr Kevin Moody and colleagues in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Life with HIV can at times involve worry and uncertainty. Anxiety can be a natural response to a new development in life when you are not familiar with it.

Anal cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are present just inside or immediately outside the anus. Most cases are linked to human papillomavirus (HPV)

Trans and gender diverse people often expect poor treatment at UK sexual health clinics and actively look for signs of inclusivity before accessing services, according to recent qualitative research. ...

Easy-to-read and illustrated information on life expectancy for people living with HIV.

Many people living with HIV travel regularly for work, business, study, and for pleasure. In most cases, HIV is not a barrier to travel and holidays.

When travelling, pack all the HIV medication that you need to last the whole trip, plus extra to allow for delays. If you’re taking prescription medication abro

This booklet is a starting point for anyone who wants to find out about treatments for HIV. It provides information about the drugs used – known as antiretroviral drugs or antiretroviral therapy (ART). The booklet has been written to help you decide what questions to ask your doctor about any course of treatment you might be considering. It should not replace discussions with your doctor.

This booklet is about sex, intimacy and sexual health for people living with HIV. These are essential aspects of health and wellbeing for everyone.

The risk of vertical HIV transmission – from mother to child during pregnancy or delivery – is zero when a mother has a fully suppressed viral load from the time of conception until after giving birth, an analysis combining 138 studies and 82,723 month-infant pairs has concluded. The analysis found that if viral load is above 50 copies but below 1000 copies during pregnancy, the risk of vertical transmission is approximately one in 77 – in other words, for every 77 pregnancies where viral load is detectable but below 1000 copies, one will result in vertical HIV transmission.

HIV seems to affect lung function, and some lung problems can be more serious in people with HIV and occur more frequently.

Easy-to-read and illustrated information on hepatitis C for people living with HIV.