90 Percent of Mpox-Related Deaths Were Black Men With Weakened Immune Systems: CDC
Forty-two people in the U.S. have died from mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
April 14, 2023
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Monkeypox: First U.S. Death Confirmed
(CNN) A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died last month, but the virus' role in that death has not been confirmed.
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CEO Who Gouged Drug Price 5,000 Percent Arrested
It wasn't because Martin Shkreli raised the cost of a lifesaving drug 5,000 percent that the feds swooped in, but the old shell game.
December 17, 2015
Monkeypox Vaccine Supply to Expand by Thousands
The federal government is about to distribute 296,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, used against an outbreak concentrated among gay and bi men.
June 29, 2022
First U.S. Monkeypox-Related Death Reported in Texas
Officials caution that fatal cases are rare and likely due to other medical issues affecting a patient's immune system.
August 30, 2022
Experts Try to Understand Rare Cases of Monkeypox Deaths
(CNN) Out of the more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally since January, only a small number have been deadly. But what causes MPV to be fatal?
August 15, 2022
HIV-positive Mexicans Detained by U.S. Allege Neglect
Olga Arellano sobs as she recalls how her HIV-positive transgender daughter spent two months succumbing to infections in a U.S. migrant detention center, complaining that she didn't see a doctor or get the right medicine.
August 6, 2008
Six Monkeypox Patients Have Died
Local health departments in four states say six people who had tested positive for the virus have died.
October 26, 2022
SAGE, Serving LGBTQ Elders, Is in the Second Fight of Its Life
CEO Michael Adams says our community's seniors are vulnerable, but also incredibly resilient.
March 25, 2020
Op-ed: Are You Infected With the Discrimination Virus?
In response to gay men who propagate their own stigmas.
January 7, 2013
How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used were steeped in science, stigma, and religious language
How people talked about and named the AIDS crisis shaped how it was viewed and either fostered or countered a culture of stigma, writes historian Anthony Petro.
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The Next Condom Conundrum
Why use a rubber when you can just pop a pill? That's what HIV-negative guys across the country are asking themselves -- and their doctors.
January 5, 2009
The 6 Worst Behaviors for HIV-Positive People
You can still live a long life with HIV, but it comes with some complications.
March 28, 2015