Being diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be devastating. Fortunately, doctors have good news for the thousands of African ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
Top 15 Cities With the Most STDs (2022)
It seems like for the past two years, the only disease that has dominated the news and the one we talk about the most has been ... Read More
Black History of Health: Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe accomplished many firsts in his lifetime. In 1963, the gifted tennis player made history as the first Black player to ... Read More
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
9 Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
We often experience symptoms that we ignore, but shouldn’t. Why? Perhaps because we’ve grown up in an era that insists that you do not go to ... 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