anti-HIV
adjective
an·ti-HIV
ˌan-tē-ˌāch-ˌī-ˈvē 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
medical
: acting, used, or effective against HIV infection
an anti-HIV agent
potential anti-HIV activity
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The biggest problem is the Trump administration’s hostility to foreign aid generally, as evidenced by its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which had been a major source of funding for anti-HIV programs around the world.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
These included an anti-HIV antibody, a GLP-1-like peptide used for type 2 diabetes, and leptin, which regulates appetite.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet her death is a reminder of how critical the anti-HIV medications are.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Republicans are at odds over whether to claw back funding for an anti-HIV program as part of the GOP’s effort to pass legislation codifying DOGE cuts.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
Landmark studies in South Africa have, for example, shown that anti-HIV drugs taken by breastfeeding mothers reduce the risk of transmission to their babies and demonstrated the power of long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV that was Science’s Breakthrough of the Year in 2024.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 22 Mar. 2025
The anti-HIV program is credited with saving 25 million lives, including those of 5.5 million children, since it was started by Republican President George W. Bush.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
The plaintiffs, who object to HHS’s decision to require insurers to cover an anti-HIV medication, raised a broad range of legal challenges to these three bodies.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
These included an anti-HIV antibody, a GLP-1-like peptide used for type 2 diabetes, and leptin, which regulates appetite.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Yet her death is a reminder of how critical the anti-HIV medications are.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Republicans are at odds over whether to claw back funding for an anti-HIV program as part of the GOP’s effort to pass legislation codifying DOGE cuts.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
Landmark studies in South Africa have, for example, shown that anti-HIV drugs taken by breastfeeding mothers reduce the risk of transmission to their babies and demonstrated the power of long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV that was Science’s Breakthrough of the Year in 2024.
—Byjon Cohen, science.org, 22 Mar. 2025
The anti-HIV program is credited with saving 25 million lives, including those of 5.5 million children, since it was started by Republican President George W. Bush.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
The plaintiffs, who object to HHS’s decision to require insurers to cover an anti-HIV medication, raised a broad range of legal challenges to these three bodies.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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anti-HIV
adjective
an·ti-HIV
-ˌā-ˌchī-ˈvē
: acting, used, or effective against HIV infection
an anti-HIV agent
anti-HIV activity
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