HOPE FOR HIV PATIENTS: Sufferer Who Came Off Meds 15 Years Ago Keeps Virus Naturally Under Control

Doctors Josep Mallolas, (left) Nuria Climent, (second from the left) Juan Ambrosioni, (second from the right) and an unidentified man, (right), pose in a screenshot from a press conference, in July, 2022. The doctors present a case of a functional cure of AIDS in a patient in Barcelona, Spain. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash) Doctors Josep Mallolas, (left) Nuria Climent, (second from the left) Juan Ambrosioni, (second from the right) and an unidentified man, (right), pose in a screenshot from a press conference, in July, 2022. The doctors present a case of a functional cure of AIDS in a patient in Barcelona, Spain. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash)
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28 July 2022
An HIV sufferer who came off medication 15 years ago is still living with the virus but her immune system is keeping it under control. This, say experts in Spain, makes the woman - referred to only as the 'Barcelona patient' - an "exceptional" case in the world. Her case - presented at the...