LAS VEGAS – Rates of intravenous drug use-associated HIV transmission decreased dramatically among patients at an inner-city community health center in Connecticut, suggesting that routine ...

A once-a-day pill has been proven to lower the risk of getting HIV among needle-using drug addicts, just as it does among heterosexual couples and men who have sex with men. Among 2,400 injecting drug ...

Drug use, especially injection drug use, presents substantial risks for HIV transmission. Understanding the intricate relationship between drug use and HIV infections is paramount for implementing ...

Rate of HIV infection in intravenous drug users in the U.S. in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That rate has fallen by half — from 18% — since the 1990s. Despite the ...

More than 230 people became infected with HIV in Indiana, worsened by delayed action from former Gov. Mike Pence. Experts and ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Ingham County Health Department officials are ratcheting up medical outreach and prevention activities after identifying a “trend” of new HIV cases among people who have a ...

A previous post reviewed data about drug use among sexual and gender minority people. In addition to its direct health risks, drug use is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. It might ...

Health officials are hoping to avoid outbreaks spread through IV drug use. — -- Las Vegas now has a new tool to fight HIV and hepatitis C: vending machines that dispense clean needles. Local ...

The long fight against HIV/AIDS may get a potent new weapon. A new drug, taken by injection twice a year, shows great promise in preventing new HIV infections and would ease the treatment process ...

(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas now has a new tool to fight HIV and hepatitis C: vending machines that dispense clean needles. Local health officials announced this month they have started a needle exchange ...