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Scripps News Reports: The Cure for HIV

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In 2023 there were nearly 40 million people living with HIV. Some 30.7 million of them receive antiretroviral treatment. Despite recent advances in preventing infections, more than a million people are expected to become newly infected in 2024. More than 600,000 will die of HIV/AIDS.

But a handful of people have now been cured, thanks to recent breakthroughs in treatment.

We speak with experts who first identified HIV/AIDS about the progress in countering the disease. We investigate new therapies that exploit the HIV-resistant genetics of donated stem cells, or prevent HIV infections in the first place. And we hold heartfelt conversations with HIV survivors who are growing their own healthy families and engaging with the community to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

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Scripps News Reports: The Cure for HIV

In 2023 there were nearly 40 million people living with HIV. Some 30.7 million of them receive antiretroviral treatment. Despite recent advances in preventing infections, more than a million people are expected to become newly infected in 2024. More than 600,000 will die of HIV/AIDS.

But a handful of people have now been cured, thanks to recent breakthroughs in treatment.

We speak with experts who first identified HIV/AIDS about the progress in countering the disease. We investigate new therapies that exploit the HIV-resistant genetics of donated stem cells, or prevent HIV infections in the first place. And we hold heartfelt conversations with HIV survivors who are growing their own healthy families and engaging with the community to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

RELATED STORY | Virginia man becomes 3rd HIV-positive person to donate his heart since HOPE Act

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Starliner astronauts aren’t 1st ‘stuck’ in space: Frank Rubio’s delayed return set record

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When the two NASA astronauts arrived June 6 at the International Space Station, they thought they had merely a week or so ahead of them before they would return to Earth on the Boeing Starliner that brought them there.

But that was more than two months ago. And not only are Wilmore and Williams still on the space station, but it may not be until next year that they return.

NASA announced Wednesday that if the troubles ailing the beleaguered Starliner capsule – built with the intention of running crews and deliveries regularly to the station – are not remedied to satisfaction, its two-person crew may instead come home in February aboard a SpaceX Dragon.

If it comes to that, Wilmore and Williams are perfectly safe and capable of hanging out in orbit for the long-haul, NASA officials assured reporters during a Wednesday news conference. In fact, such lengthy stays are not only common on the space station, but the pair of astronauts would hardly be the first whose scheduled return date to Earth was postponed.

Here’s what to know about at least one other astronaut whose stay aboard the International Space Station was significantly lengthened, and how long the orbital stints typically last.

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