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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At HIV Conference, London Mayor Calls for Broad Access to PrEP
PrEP is key to achieving the goal of London and other cities to eliminate new HIV infections by 2030, Mayor Sadiq Khan says.
September 9, 2019
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
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
STUDY: Half of Black Gay Men Will Test HIV-Positive
A new CDC report shows alarming HIV rates in the black and gay communities.
February 23, 2016
'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
We Still Prosecute HIV Without Addressing How It's Spread
Michael Johnson's conviction for spreading HIV has been overturned, but the criminal justice system still has not eliminated risk within prisons.
December 21, 2016
CDC: PrEP Will Help Reduce HIV Infections by 70 Percent
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control emphasizes how the daily HIV prevention treatment will play a key role in ending the epidemic.
February 24, 2016
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
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
The Trump Budget's Effect on HIV: Unimaginably Bad
After years of progress, a careless and cruel president reverses course.
February 26, 2018
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
The Perfect Storm Facing Black Men on HIV
Government neglect, unemployment, health and socioeconomic disparities, racism, homophobia, and stigma are all contributing to an escalating catastrophe.
May 2, 2016
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
5 Things We Learned from the International AIDS Conference
Battle strategies and hope marked the first conference held on American soil in 22 years.
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