Jun 26 Twitter Chat: How AIDS continues to grip at-risk communities By Lora Strum Russia, Nigeria and Florida are three of the regions hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS crisis. The PBS NewsHour will be joined on Twitter on June 26 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss why the AIDS epidemic continues to cripple these… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 10:54 Isolation and stigma sustain HIV in the South: ‘It’s like we’re on a deserted island’ By William Brangham, Jason Kane In the rural South, poverty, prejudice and lack of health care are exacerbating the spread of HIV, making it the epicenter of HIV/AIDS in America. William Brangham and Jason Kane, along with Jon Cohen of Science magazine, meet some who… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 10:01 Why Miami is the epicenter of new HIV cases in the U.S. By William Brangham, Jason Kane The tourist mecca of Miami is also a hotbed of HIV transmission. While city and state officials have launched an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis, William Brangham and Jason Kane join Jon Cohen of Science magazine to look at… Continue watching
Jun 13 5 good news stories about the fight against HIV/AIDS By Larisa Epatko Here is a look at efforts that are exploring new treatments or trying to lift the stigma around HIV and AIDS. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 10:32 1 million Russians are HIV positive, but only a third get treatment By William Brangham, Jason Kane Russia’s HIV epidemic is growing by 10 percent per year, and yet many proven HIV prevention and treatment strategies aren’t being used. William Brangham and Jason Kane report in collaboration with Jon Cohen of Science Magazine and the Pulitzer Center… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 11:14 AIDS deaths surge in Russia as global health officials say, ‘They did it all wrong’ By William Brangham, Jason Kane Central Asia and Eastern Europe have the world’s fastest growing HIV epidemic, and Russia accounts for more than 80 percent of those infections. As at-risk groups like injection drug users are stigmatized and ignored, health officials say the death toll… Continue watching
Jul 09 AIDS activists fought for public recognition. This exhibit shows their lives at home By Jenna Gray An exhibit examines the role the domestic sphere has played in the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the 1980s to the present as a space for activism and social support. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 6:31 What George Michael’s career meant for music and sexuality By PBS News Hour One of pop’s biggest stars in the 1980s and '90s, George Michael died on Sunday at age 53. Michael shot to fame as a member of the duo Wham! and then embarked upon a successful solo career. Tim Teeman of… Continue watching
Dec 24 Frustrated by bureaucracy, activists led grassroots effort to get drugs to curb HIV infections By Donato Paolo Mancini, STAT Truvada was first approved for preventive use in the United States in 2012, and has been shown to significantly reduce the chance of infection. Continue reading
Dec 15 ‘Shock and kill’ therapy offers fresh hope for HIV cure, researchers say By Anne-christine d’Adesky, KQED Future of You The HIV research community is increasingly optimistic about the “shock and kill” treatment approach, which appears to remove all traces of the virus from an individual’s body. Continue reading