# The Highlight's November issue

> Vox's monthly magazine explores HIV's elite controllers, young men and Viagra, robot surgery, and more.
- Title: The Highlight's November issue · Vox | Shortify
- Summary: Vox's monthly magazine explores HIV's elite controllers, young men and Viagra, robot surgery, and more.
- Keywords: the highlight, vox, hiv, elite controllers, immigration, robot surgery, table tennis gambling, viagra
- Source: Vox — https://vox.com/the-highlight/509993/welcome-to-the-november-issue-of-the-highlight
- Author: Vox Staff
- Published: 2026-11-11T19:15:16+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: the highlight, vox, hiv, elite controllers, immigration, robot surgery, table tennis gambling, viagra, news, culture
## Elite controllers hold HIV cure secrets
Less than zero point five percent of HIV patients are elite controllers who survive without treatment. Diana Kwon investigates what makes them different and whether their resistance is replicable.
## November's other stories
The issue covers young men taking Viagra, online gamblers obsessed with table tennis, robots revolutionizing mastectomy surgery, and climate-proofing conservation efforts.
## Plus policy and conservation pieces
Stories examine Trump's immigration deal with caregivers, whether moving from red to blue states abandons the fight, and scientists racing to save a rare bird from extinction after a super typhoon.
## Key takeaway

The Highlight's November issue investigates HIV elite controllers who resist disease progression without treatment, plus stories on immigration, caregivers, breast surgery robots, and table tennis gambling.