# HIV was supposed to kill them. Now they could help scientists find a cure. > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/849587 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Vox, Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM · Read it: Paul Boakye was 22 when he was diagnosed with HIV. It was winter 1986, five years after the world first became aware of the deadly disease that would become known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). After receiving the news, Boakye was certain he was going to die young. “I distinctly remember a doctor telling ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 5:00 AM: [HIV was supposed to kill them. Now they could help scientists find a cure.]() — Vox (Digital news, United States) Paul Boakye was 22 when he was diagnosed with HIV. It was winter 1986, five years after the world first became aware of the deadly disease that would become known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). After receiving the news, Boakye was certain he was going to die young. “I distinctly remember a doctor telling