Jun 13 ‘Obamacare’ will still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court case By Kevin McGill, Associated Press An agreement approved Tuesday by federal appellate judges means the coverage mandates can stay in place, for now. The coverage was thrown into question in March by a federal judge in Texas. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 8:18 Fight over LGBTQ rights threatens access to HIV care in Tennessee By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane In Tennessee, a fight has been brewing over another public health issue. Gov. Bill Lee rejected more than $8 million in federal funding for HIV prevention. It comes as several Republican-led states have moved to restrict the rights of LGBTQ… Continue watching
Dec 02 WATCH: Blinken speaks at World AIDS Day commemoration By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Blinken told those attending Friday's World AIDS Day event at The State Department that the Biden administration launched a new five-year global strategy to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 7:57 Effort to provide preventative treatment for HIV set back by pandemic By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center 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… Continue watching
Aug 03 CDC calls for more syringe access in West Virginia county hit by HIV By John Raby, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 21 FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer 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… Continue reading
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
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
Jun 13 Watch 5:43 As COVID cases surge, Haiti’s Dr. Pape is on the frontline again By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo Dr. Jean William Pape has been on the frontline of Haiti’s ever-changing public health needs, from the early days of the AIDS epidemic to the devastating 2010 earthquake. Now, as the country’s fragile healthcare system confronts a massive uptick in… 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