Born Kevin Jerome Gilyard, Gates was born in New Orleans and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You may not know his name yet, but he's ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
#NBHAADChat: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Twitter Chat, FEB 4
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is a time-honored day to raise awareness of HIV in the African American community and to ... Read More
After 30 Year Ban, Gay Men Can Now Donate Blood
The Food and Drug Administration has relaxed a 32-year-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The FDA announced Monday that ... Read More
Sex Education In Schools: Is There Such A Thing As ‘Too Early’?
With the the possibility of politics dictating the future of free clinics like Planned Parenthood, R. Kelly's sex crime allegations recently ... Read More
#Stigma2015: Global Experts To Discuss Stigma Of HIV & Other Conditions At Howard University
WASHINGTON – Howard University is set to bring together a full roster of international and regional community activists and health officials ... Read More
Uncommon Types Of Diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are 4.9 million African Americans living in the United States with ... Read More
Charlie Sheen Has An “Undetectable Level of HIV”: What That Really Means
On the Today Show,former 2 & A Half Men and Anger Management actor Charlie Sheen came forward to admit that he is HIV positive. It was ... Read More
Dallas Beauty Queen Wins Against HIV
“I rock the Red Pump to raise awareness, end stigma, shame and blame that HIV brings to the lives of women who didn’t do anything wrong or ... Read More
Nearly Half Of American Adults With HIV Don’t Take Medication
Almost half of American adults infected with HIV don't take medications that can prevent them from developing AIDS, a new government report ... Read More
#BlackSexualHealthMatters: Understanding The Role of PrEP In HIV Prevention
For the past two months the hashtag #BlackSexualHealthMatters has been a major push of the National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) and ... Read More
HIV & H2O: Have A Love Affair With Water
H20 and I have become the “best of friends” over the past few years. As of late, we’ve been dating more consistently, with daily talks ... Read More
Many U.S. AIDS Patients Still Die When ‘Opportunistic’ Infections Strike, Says Study
Even after the advent of powerful medications for suppressing HIV, a new study finds that more than one-third of people in San Francisco who ... Read More
