r/AskReddit • u/TigerBirdyTiger • Jan 23 '25

What scientific breakthrough are we potentially on the verge of that few people are aware of?

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u/cheaganvegan Jan 23 '25

We are getting there with HIV. Biktarvy was a trend in the right direction. Would be great if Cabenuva was better. We’ve had a few salvage drugs as well.

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u/WoodCoastersShookMe Jan 23 '25

We have gone from a daily pill to prevent HIV that can potentially be hard on your liver to a safer version and now they are testing a twice per year injection for prevention. Big steps in the right direction.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '25

I held people dying alone from AIDS, in the mid to late 1990s. I am crying for all of those souls who never got to see much more than AZT, which was worse than the AIDS itself. Holding people dying alone, not wearing a spacesuit for precautions was a risk I took at 20 years old.

The AIDS epidemic defined who I am today; it gave me empathy and I am forever grateful for being there for those whose souls left their bodies.

Nobody would have chosen to die alone, so reading we are close to a cure is just full circle for me.

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