Dec 01 Can teaching Kenyan girls to save money also save them from HIV? By Ellen Rolfes For adolescent girls in Kenya, poverty increases the likelihood of sexual exploitation. When older men take advantage of a girl's need for food, medicine and school fees by demanding sexual favors, it can have long-lasting consequences, like HIV/AIDS, the second… Continue reading
Oct 31 Medicare paid for drugs after patients had died, report finds By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare's prescription program kept paying for costly medications even after patients were dead. The problem was traced back to a head-scratching bureaucratic rule that's now getting a second look. Continue reading
Aug 29 Uganda's gay rights and sex worker activists answer your questions about HIV prevention By Nora Daly As HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths around the world fall, rates in Uganda have been on the rise in recent years. Part of the problem, according to many of the world's top public health experts, is that the populations most… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 9:43 As stigma against gays in Uganda spikes, so do HIV risks By Jeffrey Brown, Jason Kane, Victoria Fleischer While the United Nations has reported optimistic news about controlling the global epidemic of HIV and AIDS, Uganda’s infection rates are growing. Public health officials say the trend is partially tied to stigma faced by at-risk groups like gay men… Continue watching
Jul 17 Photo essay: Sex and drugs in an HIV-infected paradise By Jason Kane, Victoria Fleischer Malindi, Kenya: A vacation destination with something for everyone. Sitting on the crystal coast of east Africa, the resort town offers glass-bottomed boat cruises, authentic Italian pasta, sex-for-hire and dirt-cheap heroin. Continue reading
Jul 16 Can we control the global AIDS epidemic by 2030? By Talia Mindich AIDS related deaths and HIV infections worldwide are decreasing, a UN agency reported Wednesday, and—with greater funding—it is possible to control the global epidemic by 2030. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch HIV rebound in young child is 'another step' in long process of AIDS research By PBS News Hour AIDS researchers announced a setback in the long search for a cure. Doctors believed that they had cured a baby girl by using aggressive and early treatment. But after years without requiring therapy, she tested positive for HIV during a… Continue watching
Jun 03 Some rape victims still pay for medical services related to their assault By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Federal law seeks to keep sexual assault victims from paying for forensic exams, but in some states they may have to cover tests and treatment for pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Injections, gene therapy and treatment for infants raise hope for fighting AIDS By PBS News Hour News of three promising approaches raised hope at an AIDS conference this week: the prevention of HIV infections in monkeys through intravenous injections; the second successful treatment of a baby born with HIV; and a study showing the safety of… Continue watching
Mar 06 Tonight on the NewsHour: Dr. Anthony Fauci on revelations for HIV treatment By Murrey Jacobson It’s been an interesting week in the field of AIDS research. There’s been talk about potentially giving people quarterly shots or injections instead of daily pills, gene therapy to fight off HIV, and an infected baby that was treated so… Continue reading