Health Oct 05 Watch 7:57 Effort to provide preventative treatment for HIV set back by pandemic Three years ago, the Trump administration laid out a plan to drastically reduce new HIV infections. While cases are on the decline, the effort has faced significant setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports in… By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center
Health Aug 03 CDC calls for more syringe access in West Virginia county hit by HIV There were 63 intravenous drug-related HIV cases in Kanawha County from 2019 through May 13 of this year, according to a report from the CDC and West Virginia health officials. The surge was attributed at least in part to the… By John Raby, Associated Press
Health Jun 10 Watch 11:21 After 40 years of AIDS, progress has been made but major problems remain Four decades ago this past week, the first ever cases of the HIV/AIDS epidemic were publicly noted, and hardly noticed. But soon after, cases exploded around the world. It's estimated that roughly 35 million people have died from AIDS in… By William Brangham, David Coles, Claire Mufson
Health Jan 21 FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo It's expected to make it easier for people to stay on track with their HIV medicines and to do so with more privacy. Not long ago, patients had to take multiple pills several times a day to control infection with… By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer
Nov 29 Watch 7:05 Red Hot’s 30-year fight against AIDS By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Thirty years ago, the Red Hot organization was founded to raise awareness and money around the AIDS crisis and was dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS through pop culture. Since then, the organization has collaborated with artists around the world on projects… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 4:40 A Brief But Spectacular take on turning COVID-19 grief into action Mike Smith co-founded the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1987. Now living through his second pandemic, Smith is finding ways to help out amid COVID-19 -- and to inspire others to do the same. He shares his Brief But… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 2:13 Remembering the ’80s HIV epidemic this Pride By PBS NewsHour This Pride, we are remembering a community’s struggle with a different epidemic decades ago. Raised by gay parents, a man recalls how HIV AIDS was impacting people around him and how a group of men called his “aunties” helped him… Continue watching
May 28 WATCH: Fauci remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer for ‘extraordinary courage’ By Molly Finnegan Dr. Anthony Fauci credited playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer for "totally" changing the relationship between communities afflicted with a disease and the scientific and regulatory bodies whose work affects them. Continue reading
May 05 Justices wary of making AIDS funding abroad conditional on anti-prostitution pledges By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court's second day of arguments by phone was devoted to a new version of a case it decided seven years ago involving federal money to fight AIDS around the world. Continue reading