How to Use HIV in a Sentence

HIV

noun
  • But there's also bad news in the world of HIV.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Read more on how this could work for HIV prevention.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
  • He is tested for HIV every three months.
    — Viola Kosome, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Somewhere to get an HIV test today?
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
  • People can have normal, full lives with HIV.
    — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There were support groups for teenagers with HIV that are no longer meeting.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Here are the most important things to know about these free HIV self-tests.
    — Katie Camero, SELF, 27 June 2024
  • Johneri'o Scott has been living with HIV for 10 years.
    — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But this treatment isn’t yet available for most people with HIV.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The end of the HIV epidemic felt within reach.
    — Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Currently, there are no treatments to clear HIV from the brain and spinal cord.
    — Smita S. Iyer, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • His son, Jake, who was born with HIV, has been an advocate, as well.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • One, who returned six times, was HIV positive.
    — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Eleven of these women are HIV positive.
    — Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Black women make up more than half of all new HIV diagnoses among women.
    — Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Lukowe was having trouble getting HIV meds.
    — Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
  • One of his missions is to end the stigma that still surrounds people with HIV.
    — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Many were young men with genital lesions, and many also had HIV.
    — Byjon Cohen, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Man arrested faces charges tied to rape and failing to warn about his HIV status.
    — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Yet for all of these strides, representations of HIV in film are still hard to come by.
    — Scott Malia, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The case’s impact could stretch well beyond the HIV battleground.
    — Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • That year, Sheen also was diagnosed with HIV.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • South Africa has about 8 million people living with HIV, the most in the world.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 18 June 2026
  • As a result of this, the two were exposed to HIV and had irritation in their eyes.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Despite decades of progress, HIV remains a persistent threat.
    — Ashleigh Furlong, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Those groups also have lower access to drugs that can stop the transmission of HIV.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Someone who looked like her warned that anyone could get HIV – not just gay and bisexual men.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Sesame Street had an HIV-positive muppet.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But check your bias anyway, especially with HIV.
    — Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Lesotho has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV in the world, with around a quarter of adults living with the virus.
    — Majirata Latela, The Dial, 22 Jan. 2026

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