Trump administration launches campaign to end HIV-AIDS in the U.S. by 2030
President Donald Trump's move is being greeted with a mix of skepticism and cautious optimism by anti-AIDS activists.
Twitter Chat: How AIDS continues to grip at-risk communities
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…
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Isolation and stigma sustain HIV in the South: ‘It’s like we’re on a deserted island’
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…
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Why Miami is the epicenter of new HIV cases in the U.S.
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…
Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission is considered one of the most basic goals for curtailing the AIDS epidemic, and Nigeria is struggling mightily. In our series The End of AIDS, William Brangham and Jason Kane examine why this oil-rich nation is…
Here is a look at efforts that are exploring new treatments or trying to lift the stigma around HIV and AIDS.
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…
The tools exist to treat and contain HIV/AIDS. But in Russia, Nigeria and closer to home in the Southern United States, social, political, and economic obstacles get in the way. There, the epidemic is far from over. Jason Kane and…
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…
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