A cure for HIV would be a triumph. But it shouldn’t harm survivors Without safeguards, scientific progress could trigger a benefits cliff

https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/hiv-cure-survivors-harm-benefits-research-ryan-white-hiv-aids-program/ By Ali Ahmed, Jeff Taylor, and Jeff BerryAug. 21, 2026 Ahmed is a postdoc researcher at Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Taylor is director of the HIV+Aging Research Project-Palm Springs and a long-term survivor of HIV. Berry is the executive director of The Reunion Project, the national alliance of long-term survivors of HIV.