It’s hard to fathom that HIV is still the 5th leading cause of death for Black men and the 7th for Black women between the ages of 25 and ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
Test For HIV From Your Smartphone In 15 Minutes
When it comes to learning your HIV status, the power may soon be right at your fingertips. Researchers at Columbia University School of ... Read More
Maria Davis: Hip Hop’s Big Voice For HIV/AIDS & Black Women
“I tell people all the time He needed a big mouth chick that was not afraid to do His work and to work in the HIV community, and that was ... Read More
NMA Launches “Because Our Lives Matter” Initiative On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
It is truly timely that the National Medical Association launches its "Because Our Lives Matter" Initiative on February 7, 2015, ... Read More
‘The Doctors’ Dr. Rachael Ross Helps Parents Talk To Children About Sex
Talking to children and adolescents about sex can be a tricky thing. Many parents have the concern of exposing too much information too ... Read More
STUDY: HIV Diagnosis Traced To Shared Manicure Tools
Dealing with a bad rush job or a manicurist that constantly tries to upsell you the brow wax you don't need are the typical annoyances that ... Read More
Why Aren’t New Couples Talking About Condoms? Trojan Has The Answer
Every relationship typically starts off the same: man and woman meet and have an instantaneous connection, sparks fly, conversation is ... Read More
Risky Business: Why Young Black Women Are Having Unsafe Sex
When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), Black women still rank at the top with the highest rates of infection. According to ... Read More
The Condom That Kills STDs
Condoms protect you against pregnancy, but they aren't foolproof, especially against diseases...until now. A new futuristic condom has been ... Read More
HIV Does Discriminate: The Worldwide Fight Against Stigma & Discrimination
In a reversal of a long-standing public health mantra, one of the key messages from AIDS 2014 is that HIV does discriminate. In the last of ... Read More
Breakthrough HIV Cure?! Temple University Researchers May Have It
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kmRQ0Gkr4&w=560&h=315] African Americans accounted for 44 percent of new HIV infections ... Read More
Risk Of AIDS Higher With Hep B Infection
HIV-positive members of the US military starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) with chronic or resolved hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection had ... Read More