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Out former CDC vaccines head Demetre Daskalakis named chief medical officer at NYC LGBTQ+ health center

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who walked out of the CDC over Trump's health policies, will begin his new role at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February.

HIV-positive men stage 'Kiss-In' protest at U.S.-Mexico border (in photos)

Here's why HIV-positive men met at the border between the United States and Mexico to kiss.

Funding cuts could cause 3.3 million additional HIV infections by 2030: report

Global HIV assistance is projected to drop by 30 to 40 percent in 2025 compared with 2023, a new UNAID report found.

It’s National PrEP Day! Learn the latest about HIV prevention

There are now more ways than ever — including long-acting injectables — to prevent the spread of HIV.

Javier Muñoz and Peppermint warn Congress 'we will be back to HIV wards' if funding is cut

Javier Muñoz and Peppermint tell The Advocate about their time on Capitol Hill fighting for HIV funds.

CVS Health denies coverage for  breakthrough HIV drug, committing 'clear violation' of ACA

CVS Health will not cover Gilead's Yeztugo, generic name lenacapavir (LEN), citing "clinical, financial, and regulatory factors."

House Oversight Democrats demand records over RFK Jr.’s HIV program cuts

Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi accuse HHS of dismantling life-saving HIV programs based on conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.

Trump admin forced to restore $6.2 million to LGBTQ+ and HIV groups

This comes after a court victory for nine organizations represented by Lambda Legal.

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to save free access to PrEP and other preventive care

The defendants in the case previously argued that requiring insurance coverage of PrEP access was similar to supporting homosexuality.

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1985: the year the AIDS crisis finally broke through the silence

A lot has happened in the four decades since. We take a look back.

FDA approves breakthrough drug that reduces risk of contracting HIV by 96 percent

Yeztugo, generic name lenacapavir, has been approved after nearly eliminating the spread of HIV among trial patients.

Supreme Court to rule on two cases that could reshape access to health care for LGBTQ+ people

The justices are expected to issue rulings on the most controversial cases of the term imminently.

'New pathway' to cure for HIV discovered using tech from COVID-19 vaccine

One of the main roadblocks in developing a cure for HIV has been finding a way to isolate the virus as it hides among white blood cells.

VIDEO: A man living with HIV discusses his journey to fatherhood

Many people living with HIV are told that they can never have healthy biological children — but science has proven that wrong.

Chuck Schumer demands reinstatement of federal HIV funding after RFK Jr.’s ‘indiscriminate cuts’

With HIV vaccine research canceled and prevention programs dismantled, the Democratic Senate minority leader expects answers from the Department of Health and Human Services before July.

Trump guts $258 million in funding for HIV vaccine research

“For HIV vaccine design and development, we've begun to see light at the end of the tunnel after many years of research,” Dennis Burton, an immunology professor at Scripps Research, said.

Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far

Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.

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Justices Kavanaugh & Barrett signal they may uphold access to PrEP and preventive care protections

LGBTQ+ and public health advocates warn that a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would allow insurers to begin denying or charging for services currently guaranteed to be free—like STI testing, diabetes screening, contraception, and maternal care.

What to know about the Supreme Court case that could take away your access to PrEP and other care

Here's what’s at stake in the latest Obamacare challenge that the original plaintiffs claimed encouraged people to be gay.

Trump quietly purges presidential HIV advisory council, sparking public health fears (exclusive)

“We have all the tools to end HIV. It just makes me sad to see a lot of this infrastructure being systematically dismantled across the country," one advisor told The Advocate.