Biotechnology News. Biotechnology News - Biology News. Biotechnology News, Articles, and Information from Scientific American. Biotechnology - News - Times Topics. US doctors cure child born with HIV. Link to video: HIV baby cured by US doctors Doctors in the US have made medical history by effectively curing a child born with HIV, the first time such a case has been documented.
The infant, who is now two and a half, needs no medication for HIV, has a normal life expectancy and is highly unlikely to be infectious to others, doctors believe. Though medical staff and scientists are unclear why the treatment was effective, the surprise success has raised hopes that the therapy might ultimately help doctors eradicate the virus among newborns. EuroBiotechNews: Home.