AIDS advocate Doug Moffet addresses a crowd at the state Capitol during the commemoration of Connecticut's 25th annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Credit: Katy Golvala / CT Mirror Advocates and state ...
The incidence of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnoses in the United States have declined more than two-thirds since the height of the pandemic ...
You probably know that HIV/AIDS remains a global health crisis, and that advocacy and action are crucial to make sure people everywhere have access to medical care for HIV/AIDS. Ensuring that we each ...
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. The illness known as HIV/AIDS happens in three stages: acute HIV infection, chronic HIV infection, and AIDS. But the phrase “chronic HIV infection” isn’t simply the ...
More than 40 years of AIDS research has led to significant advancements in treatment and prevention. Drugs to treat the infection continued to improve, as did patient outcomes. But now there's another ...
Some lawmakers and advocates are increasingly uncertain whether critical HIV and AIDS services will survive the federal government’s funding fight. The GOP’s House-passed budget bill seeks to cut over ...
Physicians and their patients report that engagement in an HIV-based community rivals drug effectiveness in the ongoing efforts to curtail an epidemic. Confronting the HIV Epidemic: There's an App for ...
It is not an exaggeration to say that television has played an integral part in how many of us came to understand what the letters HIV and AIDS stand for. From medical dramas and procedurals to cable ...
A Dec. 15 Facebook video shows Kary Mullis, a scientist known for denying the link between HIV and AIDS, claiming again there is no proof HIV is the cause of AIDS. A narrator says Mullis found no ...
HIV stigma involves negative attitudes that can lead to discrimination, shame, and avoidance of HIV testing. It can also harm mental health, relationships, and job access. Person-first language can ...
The dramatic saga of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) features an early sense of helplessness and frustration in the face of a mysterious new disease, courage on the part of the afflicted ...