A camp for HIV positive kids in Northern Minnesota is closing and going up for sale.

The reason? Anti-retroviral HIV drugs work. There are now not enough HIV-positive kids to need the camp.

Some good news to start your 2025

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Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.

Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.

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A good news story..

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.

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HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection
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HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

A breakthrough drug is a significant step forward in the fight against HIV. But without changes in behaviour, infection rates won’t come down.

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