HEALTH NEWS — A German resident may be part of a groundbreaking medical milestone after apparently being cured of HIV, a feat accomplished by only six people worldwide in over four decades since the AIDS epidemic began. The German man, who preferred to remain anonymous, was treated for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a stem cell transplant in October 2015. He stopped taking his antiretroviral drugs, which are taken as treatment to keep HIV at a low level, in September 2018. The man has remained in a state of "viral remission," meaning that repeated tests have not detected any trace of HIV in his body... jpost.com
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