INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Woman appears cured of HIV after umbilical-cord blood transplant

The woman has shown no detectable signs of the human immunodeficiency virus in extensive testing since she stopped antiretroviral treatment in October 2020 following a transplant of stem cells with a rare genetic mutation that blocks HIV invasion, her doctors said.

Eight states report dropping mask mandates

Former White House COVID Task Force testing czar Dr. Brett Giroir reacts to reports that seven Democratic governors will end mask mandates in their states on 'The Evening Edit.'