{
  "id": 28430,
  "title": "Is an HIV cure possible? The future of HIV therapy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/22/is-an-hiv-cure-possible-the-future-of-hiv-therapy",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-22T12:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Labiotech",
    "slug": "labiotech",
    "url": "https://www.labiotech.eu/in-depth/hiv-cure-research/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HIV research has evolved significantly since the virus's discovery in the 1980s. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) revolutionized treatment, but a cure remains elusive. In 2008, Timothy Ray Brown became the first person considered cured of HIV through a bone marrow transplant from an HIV-resistant donor. However, such transplants are risky and donors are scarce. In June 2025, the FDA approved lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable PrEP, for HIV prevention, marking a new approach to controlling the virus without daily treatment.",
  "summary": "Delve into the field of HIV treatment development. Since the virus was discovered, treatments have improved, but are we close to a cure? The post Is an HIV cure possible? The future of HIV therapy appeared first on Labiotech.eu . © Labiotech UG and Labiotech.eu. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}