AIDS researcher David D. Ho unlocked HIV replication that led to the development of combination drug therapy that lowered AIDS death
In 1995, AIDS researcher David D. Ho from the The Rockefeller University unlocked HIV replication that led to…
In 1995, AIDS researcher David D. Ho from the The Rockefeller University unlocked HIV replication that led to…
In 1995, the Public Health Service (PHS) published guidelines for zidovudine (ZDV) used to reduce perinatal human immunodeficiency…
On Dec. 23, 1994, the FDA announced the approval of the first U.S. HIV test system using oral…
In 1993, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its definition of AIDS to include…
In 1993, Cook County Hospital’s HIV/AIDS clinic was re-named the Sable/Sherer Clinic. The clinic treated one-third of Cook…
In 1993, Targeted Genetics, a subsidiary of the Immunex Corporation, became the first company to begin human clinical…
On Jun. 1, 1992, the FDA recommended that all donated blood be screened for antibodies to human immunodeficiency…
In Apr. 13, 1982, Representative Henry Waxman, U.S. Congressman from Los Angeles, held the first congressional hearing on…
On Oct. 9, 1991, Bristol-Myers’ VIDEX (didanosine) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the…
In 1991, a sharp increase of tuberculosis was reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
On Aug. 18, 1990, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act was signed into law by President…
In 1989, McGill University researcher Dr. Bernard Belleau developed the antiviral drug 3TC (Lamivudine), which became a critical…
On Dec. 1, 1988, World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each year and is an opportunity…
In 1988, the Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein Cancer Center was funded by the National Institutes…
In 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of a study on…
On Feb. 1, 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its Global Program on AIDS as the architect…
In Aug. 1987, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines on preventing HIV transmission…
In 1987, The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) was founded by American Indian and Alaska Native…
In 1987, the FDA approved first Western blot blood test more specific HIV diagnostic test and AZT as…
In 1986, University of California San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) was designated one of eight national…
In Apr. 15, 1985, the first International AIDS conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, was organized by the WHO,…
On Mar. 4, 1985, the Red Cross Blood Services began testing all newly donated blood with the first…
On Mar. 2, 1985, the FDA announced the approval of the Abbott first antibody test kit to screen…
In 1985, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised the case definition of AIDS to…
In 1985, virologist Flossie Wong-Staal became the first person to clone HIV, which led to the development of…
On Apr. 23, 1984, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientist, Dr. Robert C. Gallo, reported the isolation of…
On Jun. 22, 1983, the American Association of Blood Banks, the Council of Community Blood Centers, and the…
On Jan. 4, 1983, epidemiologic evidence that the AIDS agent was blood-borne led to official meetings and public…
In 1983, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National AIDS Hotline (NAH) to…
On Dec. 10, 1982, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided an update on AIDS…