A Man May Be Cleared of HIV for the Second Time in History. Here’s What That Means

A man in London has become only the second person to achieve remission from HIV infection, researchers from the UK reported Tuesday. The therapy responsible has worked on only one other person who is considered to be "cured" of HIV: Timothy Ray Brown, who still does not show signs of the virus in his body after more than 10 years.

Here's what to know about the landmark case.

A man in London has become only the second person to achieve remission from HIV infection, researchers from the UK reported Tuesday. The therapy responsible has worked on only one other person who is considered to be "cured" of HIV: Timothy Ray Brown, who still does not show signs of the virus in his body after more than 10 years. Here's what to know about the landmark case.