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The Who, Why, and What of HIV in the South

The WHO of HIV in the South 16 Southern states and Washington DC share the greatest burden of HIV and the highest mortality from HIV-related...

National HIV Testing Day: Empowering African Americans to Take Control of Their Health

By: Tamara A. Henry EdD Since 1981, we have watched the evolution of HIV/AIDS ravage and rebound among white men who have sex with men...

Judge Rules That U.S. Military Can No Longer Discharge HIV-Positive Service Members

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that U.S. military service members can no longer be discharged or stopped from becoming an officer due to an HIV-positive status. This is one of the strongest rulings for people living with the virus. The Air Force attempted to discharge two service members for their status. As well as Sgt. Nick Harrison of the U.S. Army National Guard was denied a position in the JAG Corps.

Best HIV/AIDS Blogs of the Year!

The outlook for people living with HIV has improved dramatically over the last 20 years. An HIV-positive diagnosis is no longer as hopeless as...

Did You Just Test Positive for HIV?

Getting an HIV diagnosis can feel like the worst news in the world. It is common to feel anger, fear, confusion, shock, grief, depression...

Owning HIV: Myths and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Continue Among Young Adults

Owning HIV, a new campaign designed to combat results from a survey of beliefs and perceptions about HIV among young adults in the United...

7 HIV/AIDS Myths We Need to Stop Believing

It’s the perfect time to unlearn the nonsense and put the conspiracy theories to rest. I try to live my life by the saying “knowledge...

There Aren’t Enough Doctors to Treat HIV in the South

When his HIV specialist left Selma, Larry wondered where he would get care next. He already drove an hour from his small Alabama town...

More Black Women Should Join the Journey to PrEP

It’s Friday night. You walk by a beautiful, tall, dark and handsome man. He says hello; you say hello back. The next thing you...

Are You Making These 8 HIV Treatment Mistakes?

Recent advances in HIV treatment further solidify the virus is no longer an automatic death sentence, but a manageable, chronic disease. Still, there can...

Is Your City an HIV Hot Spot?

We’re more than three decades into the AIDS epidemic, and though an HIV diagnosis is no longer seen as a death sentence, the disease...

Most New HIV Infections Linked to People Not in Care

Most people with new HIV infections in this county don’t know their status or are aware they’re infected but aren’t being treated. Researchers at the...

We Asked 10 College Women About Their HIV Status. Here’s What We Found Out

By Kiersten Pace & LaTroya Hester, NAATPN Women and girls deserve the knowledge and power they need to live their best lives—and we’re not going...

Helping to Stop the HIV Virus in South Carolina

Ed Duda, the executive liaison for Gilead Sciences, had the pleasure of sharing his outlook on tackling health issues that plague different communities at...

Researchers Evaluate HIV’s Hidden Heart Threats

One study found 50 percent higher risk of heart attack Human immunodeficiency virus infection is no longer the death sentence it was 30 years ago,...

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