Biden health officials urge syphilis, hepatitis C & HIV tests on National HIV Testing Day (exclusive)
It’s called the syndemic approach and sexually active people should know about it, officials say.
July 5, 2024
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Q&A: Kevin Fenton
As the new director for the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Kevin Fenton brings not only nearly 15 years of experience as a physician working in public health in his native Great Britain but also his experiences as a gay man of color--a member of one of the populations hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. In his new job Fenton oversees behavioral surveillance, prevention, and testing intervention for HIV and other diseases.
March 27, 2006
Groups Say U.S. HIV Rate Being Revised Upward, CDC Still Silent
Federal health officials are revising their estimate of how many people are infected by HIV each year, and advocacy groups say the number could rise by 35% or more. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the numbers are not final and won't be released until early next year. The CDC has been estimating about 40,000 new HIV cases occur in the nation each year. At a national HIV prevention conference in Atlanta this week, however, advocates claimed the new estimate is 55,000 or higher.
December 4, 2007
'Glimmer of hope' as STI rates slow, syphilis decreases among gay men
Primary and secondary syphilis cases dropped 13 percent among gay and bisexual men for the first time since the CDC began tracking the group in the mid-2000s.
November 12, 2024
CDC Proposes Gay Men and Trans Women Take ‘Morning After’ Pill for STI Prevention
The new guidelines specifically center at-risk sexually active gay and bisexual men and trans women.
October 3, 2023
STUDY: Biphobia Puts Bisexual Men at Risk
Biphobia is keeping bisexual men from getting tested and from coming out as bisexual, says a new report from the CDC.
June 26, 2014
Colliding Epidemics
The number of Americans infected with HIV has surpassed 1 million, boosted by skyrocketing crystal use among sexually active gay men--and by decreasing mortality from AIDS.
July 4, 2005
The CDC Could Be Doing Much More to End HIV
PrEP activists say that CDC leaders have access to new technologies, but refuse to implement them efficiently.
April 10, 2019
A Pill After Sex Could Help Slow STIs Among Gay Men
A low dose of an antibiotic could decrease some STIs affecting gay and bisexual men and trans women.
August 14, 2023
Racial Gap Among Men With HIV Widens
Although the overall number of new cases of HIV has fallen in the United States, black and Latino gay and bi men continue to see a rise.
December 7, 2015
Mpox Is Almost Gone in the US, Leaving Lessons & Mysteries Behind
More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the virus, including 23 who died.
January 31, 2023