A woman who was infected with HIV in 1992 may be the first person cured of the virus without any sort of medication or any kind of transplant whatsoever, researchers reported on ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
Secrets The ER Staff Won’t Tell You
What’s the worst thing you can say to the nurse in an emergency room? Ever wonder what really happens behind closed curtains in the emergency room? What really goes on in the ... Read More
Another HIV Cure?
The 23rd International AIDS Conference, originally scheduled for San Francisco/Oakland in late July was held virtually in early July 2020 (Yuck! I’m getting sick of virtual ... Read More
Long-acting Medications for HIV Treatment and Prevention
Ok, you’re probably tired of me promising that long-acting antiretroviral therapy would soon be available through your doctor. The product I’ve been talking about the most is a ... Read More
9 Doctor’s Office Mistakes You’re Making
Doctors aren't perfect. But sometimes, patients unknowingly do things that may sabotage successful treatment. Are you doing certain things in the doctor's office that prevent you ... 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 research presentations primarily focused ... Read More
Why We Haven’t Cured HIV Infection: A Major Hurdle To Overcome
A little more than twenty years ago, two developments occurred around the same time that tremendously advanced our ability to treat and manage HIV infection. First, we finally had ... Read More
The 20-Minute ‘Quickie’ that’s Good for You
Despite what you hear, longer isn't always better. In fact, sometimes shorter gets the job done just as good. Take S-E-X, for example. Many claim that getting a "quickie," is ... Read More
Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status?
Have you had your Flu shot this year? What was your last total cholesterol and LDL level ? Have you had your scheduled mammogram to screen for Breast cancer? Have you had a ... Read More
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 Strain Of HIV Discovered. Should We Be Concerned?
Many viruses and bacteria that cause disease have different strains or genetic varieties. Right now, we are in flu season. We get flu vaccinations each year because the main strain ... Read More
Scientists Discover New HIV Strain In 19 Years
As if HIV and AIDS wasn't scary enough... The disease has stricken the Black community for decades and was starting to see some action against the disease, but for the first time ... Read More
How Low Can We Go? A Clinical Trial Gives Hope For New HIV Drug Options
As most of you are aware, the treatment of HIV requires multiple drugs. Since the mid-nineties, the rule has been to use three drugs to control HIV, but sometimes ... Read More
Ensuring Safe Options For Treating HIV During Pregnancy: Is This Déjà Vu?
In 2006, the first single-tablet combination regimen was approved for treating HIV infection. Little did we know that one pill-once a day would become the rule, not the exception. ... Read More