Arthur Ashe accomplished many firsts in his lifetime. In 1963, the gifted tennis player made history as the first Black player to ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
Can You Keep HIV Under Control Without Treatment?
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to ... Read More
Nutrition Tips For Persons Living With HIV
For persons who are living with HIV, maintaining good health is paramount. Apart from sticking to their prescribed medical regimen, eating ... Read More
Will Black people ever move past HIV/AIDS stigma?
Johneri’O Scott was 24-years-old when he found out he was HIV positive. He thought it was a death sentence. “I knew nothing about it ... Read More
Improving The Lives Of HIV Patients
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections held in early March in Seattle, Washington, featured over a thousand scientific ... Read More
A Somber Anniversary or Cause for Celebration? Forty Years Since The First Reports of AIDS in the US.
On June 5, 1981, the issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report (MMWR) had a peculiar article. But before we get to that, I should ... Read More
Lenacapravir for treating HIV Infection; Is this as good as it gets?
In March 2020, the 28th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Oportunistic Infections (CROI) was held virtually. HIV is in the family of ... Read More
Mosaico: The New Fight Against HIV
Mosaico is a large study that will try to prove whether the experimental vaccine regimen can prevent HIV infection in North America, Latin ... Read More
The Future is NOW! The First Long-Acting Treatment For HIV Has Been Approved
Finally, the moment many have been waiting for has come. On January 21, 2021 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Cabanuva, an ... Read More
What Those With HIV/AIDS Should Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine
Many people living with HIV are wondering whether the vaccines are appropriate for them and where they will end up in the queue. ... Read More
Breaking News: Long-Acting Drug Protects Women From HIV-Infection
Currently in the US, there are two drugs approved for prevention of HIV or PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). Truvada (a combination of ... 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 ... Read More