Health Jul 10 Loss of U.S. funding for HIV programs could leave millions dead if not replaced, UN says By Maria Cheng, Associated Press
Health Nov 12 Watch 6:41 How a political battle is threatening a federal program that fights HIV The federally funded President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief provides HIV prevention, treatment and education around the world. The program has seen broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for years, but now, a battle led by a small group of… By John Yang, Harry Zahn
Health Mar 10 How will COVID end? Experts take a look at past epidemics for clues Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world has seen a dramatic improvement in infections, hospitalizations and death rates in recent weeks, signaling the crisis appears to be winding down. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Politics Dec 01 WATCH: President Joe Biden delivers remarks to mark World AIDS Day President Joe Biden has unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Health Jul 10 Arthur Ashe’s other great serve? As activist for health Ashe served as a beacon of kindness and courage for generations of African Americans, tennis players and fans, HIV/AIDS patients, nurses, health care workers, and doctors like me. By Dr. Howard Markel
Jun 05 Watch 11:31 40 years on, HIV/AIDS is still spreading despite medical advancement By PBS NewsHour President Joe Biden recognized the 40th anniversary of the first documented cases of HIV/AIDS on Saturday, acknowledging the more than 32 millions lives lost to the virus and the more than 39 million people across the globe living with it… Continue watching
Apr 21 Strides against HIV/AIDS falter, especially in the South, as nation battles COVID By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Public health resources have shifted from one pandemic to the other, and experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS. Continue reading
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
May 14 What Trump’s PrEP deal means for the spread of HIV By Jason Kane The Trump administration’s new deal to provide uninsured Americans with free drugs to prevent HIV infection could be a promising step, but actually reaching the very people most in need -- and convincing them to take it -- will be… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:40 New treatments yield hope for stopping tuberculosis, world’s leading infectious killer Sunday marked World Tuberculosis Day. While T.B. doesn’t attract the same attention as influenza, malaria or Ebola, it recently surpassed HIV/AIDS to become the globe's leading infectious killer. In 2018, there were more than 10 million new cases. There hadn’t… Continue watching