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Paris (AFP) - Forty years after the discovery of HIV, AFP looks at how far we have come in fighting a deadly virus that was once shrouded in fear and shame but is now treated as a manageable chronic condition.

Paris (AFP) - When people were diagnosed with HIV more than three decades ago, it was considered a death sentence.

Madan Samuel was fired by a hospital after using unsterilised scissors

In tonight's edition: Sudan's rival generals agree to extend a fragile truce for another 72 hours. Meanwhile, citizens continue to flock to the country's borders to escape the violence. We're joined by a Franco-Sudanese evacuee, who's just arrived in France. Also, the US postpones its meeting over HIV and AIDS…

It is hoped repurposing the medication will reverse memory loss in older people

A common characteristic of diseases such as Huntington’s disease and various forms of dementia is the build-up in the brain of proteins.

EastEnders viewers were not impressed with some of the opinions expressed by the Walford resident's over Zack Hudson's HIV diagnosis

EastEnders fans remembered a legendary soap moment as Zack Hudson revealed that he was HIV positive to the Walford residents.

When I told my family and friends I intended to pursue a PhD researching HIV awareness among married women in Libya, my home country, the reaction was not encouraging: “You’d be lucky to even get members of your family to respond,” said one.