Scientists Say They Have Cured A Woman Of HIV

The woman, who identifies as mixed race, had both acute leukemia and HIV.

Another person, a mixed-race woman, has been cured of HIV. Doctors say a transplant using stem cells from umbilical cord blood was successful. It means it could now be possible to cure more people with HIV from diverse racial backgrounds.

Researchers on the team Newsy's Lindsey Theis spoke with say the process can be arduous for a patient and the science on this is still new.

But the doctors and scientists say they are cautiously optimistic, as the woman's virus has remained undetectable now for 14 months.