The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections held in early March in Seattle, Washington, featured over a thousand scientific research presentations primarily focused ... Read More
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Ending The HIV Epidemic In The US: A View From The Trenches
In an article posted on June 10, 2019, I described a public health initiative supported by several major Health agencies here in the U.S. to dramatically reduce the number of new ... Read More
New HIV Drugs In The Pipeline!
This is the third article in a series of updates on research coming out of the prestigious Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) held in early March 2018. ... Read More
An End To The US HIV Epidemic? For Real?
Several months ago, the President delivered the “State of the Union Address”. To be clear, I had low expectations, really low! I think I may have choked on my popcorn when I heard ... Read More
Could There Be A Real Cure For HIV?
The 27th Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections; The London Patient: a Real HIV Cure? The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is ... Read More
The HIV Test: Basic Facts You Need To Know
A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test detects antibodies to HIV or the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of HIV in the blood or another type of sample. This determines whether an ... Read More
What EVERY Person Should Know About HIV
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is one of the most talked about and researched STIs around the world because of its baffling nature and its devastating effects on the human ... Read More
9 HIV Myths That Need To Be Stopped
What you don't know won't kill you, right? Wrong. There are a bunch of HIV myths that people continue to believe just because it's easier than accepting the truth. So right here, ... Read More
HIV & HPV: What Happens When 2 Bad Guys Crash The Party
We started out a couple of articles ago with the theme of HIV as a party virus. By this, we mean that HIV likes to hang out with all sorts of other disease-causing ... Read More
The ‘Kissing Bug Disease’ On The Rise
A little-known life-threatening illness caused by blood sucking insects has been labeled the "New AIDS of the Americas" by leading health experts. The said disease was once ... Read More
BDO & OraSure Launch Awareness Program For National HIV Testing Day
BlackDoctor.org and OraSure Launch Awareness Program to Encourage HIV Testing with the FDA Approved OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test Digital campaign to focus on testing and education ... Read More
BlackDoctor.org & FDA Office Of Minority Health Partner For National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Twitter Chat
On Tuesday, February 7, BlackDoctor.org (Twitter: @blackdoctor) and the FDA Office of Minority Health (Twitter: @FDAOMH) will partner for an informative Twitter chat, "Let's Fight ... Read More
CDC Launches “Take Charge, Take The Test”
In conjunction with National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a social marketing HIV testing campaign ... Read More
Living With HIV: Do You Need Supplements?
Staying healthy when you're HIV positive is about so much more than taking antiretrovirals. Yes, HIV medications are the most important part of the equation for most ... Read More