AIDS activists fought for public recognition. This exhibit shows their lives at home
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.
Frustrated by bureaucracy, activists led grassroots effort to get drugs to curb HIV infections
Truvada was first approved for preventive use in the United States in 2012, and has been shown to significantly reduce the chance of infection.
‘Shock and kill’ therapy offers fresh hope for HIV cure, researchers say
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.
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Despite advances, lingering challenges in the global fight against AIDS
On World AIDS Day, we take a look at efforts being made to improve prevention and treatment of the virus. While encouraging advancements have been achieved, AIDS is still the number one killer of women ages 18 to 55. William…
New data released by federal health officials Tuesday further demonstrated the value of needle exchanges, suggesting they had contributed to a major reduction in new HIV infections among people who inject drugs.
Since Donald Trump’s election, LGBT health advocates have been holding their breath to see who the president-elect will pick for the cabinet-level position of secretary of Health and Human Services.
A new study pinpoints exactly when HIV arrived in the U.S., while also exonerating Gaëtan Dugas, a man once branded as "patient zero" and blamed for starting the outbreak.
This week, Oxford University researchers released a study that may impact treatments for HIV. The study looked at young children in South Africa with HIV and found that 10 percent of them never developed symptoms of AIDS. Philip Goulder, a…
Pandemics like Zika and Ebola can originate in one continent and quickly spread to another. To stop outbreaks before they start, scientists are trying to identify regions conducive to the development of new disease. One target is southern China, where…
