Together for a world without HIV: progress and challenges in the fight against AIDS
On December 1, World AIDS Day, Clínic Barcelona highlights the importance of maintaining global efforts to control and eventually eradicate HIV — a...
Unit News from HIV-AIDS
New study identifies immune markers that may predict cancer development in people living with HIV
The research shows that these immune changes can appear up to a year before a cancer diagnosis, opening new possibilities for early detection.
Europe gives the green light to a new strategy against HIV: a preventive “vaccine” administered every six months
The first and only twice-yearly injectable PrEP to be authorised for use across all EU member states.
Dr. Josep M. Miró receives the 2025 Josep Trueta Award from the Academy
The award, which recognizes his career in infectious diseases research, was presented on May 20 during the closing ceremony of the academic year at...
Can I lead a normal life if I have HIV-AIDS?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the most serious form of infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but advances in...
Discovery of a new genetic variant associated with a slow progression of HIV infection
An international study involving IrsiCaixa and the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, published today in the journal Nature, identifies a change in the human...
Are you between 18 and 50 years old and do you want to take part in a PHASE I study of a new HIV vaccine?
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is looking for healthy volunteers between 18 and 50 years old, with no evidence of HIV infection, to study a new i...
Dr. Berta Torres: “We have to ensure that the medication is well tolerated by everyone living with HIV, regardless of their sex”
Women living with HIV are diagnosed late and they are far less tolerant to treatment than men. The lack of individualization in the management of t...
A unique case of a functional cure of the HIV virus
This latest case of functional cure sheds new light on the mechanisms through which certain people are able to control the virus after receiving an...
New HIV variant discovered in Holland
This variant (VB) is considered more virulent and infectious; however, current antiretroviral treatment is effective against it and slows down the...