Flash back to the early years of the HIV epidemic, a small clinic in any city, USA. A young woman sits quietly in a cramped office waiting ... Read More
Health Disparities
CDC Confirms Tragic Outcomes For 5 Of 9 Pregnant U.S. Women With Zika
Five of nine pregnancies among U.S. women who were infected with the Zika virus have resulted in tragic outcomes, federal health officials ... Read More
CDC Says Report That Half Of Gay Black Men May Be Diagnosed With HIV Is “A Call To Action”
If current HIV rates continue, about half of gay and bisexual black men in the United States will be diagnosed with the AIDS-causing virus ... Read More
Blacks With HIV Still Less Likely To Get Treatment – But Why?
While HIV diagnoses dropped significantly over the past decade in the United States, blacks with HIV are less likely than whites or ... Read More
Condom Use Declining Among MSM, CDC Reports
Men who have sex with men (MSM) continues to be a common route of HIV transmission in the U.S. among adults and adolescents, accounting for ... Read More
#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
Zika Virus Expected To Spread: CDC Expands Travel Advisory For Pregnant Women
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has harmed thousands of babies born in Brazil, will likely spread to all but two countries in ... Read More
My Story: “Faith, Family & Friends” Perfect Rx To Beat Cancer
Carletta Cunningham isn't just a breast cancer survivor, she is a champion in every sense of the word! A year after her father passed away ... Read More
My Story: “My Child Won’t Lose Her Mother To Ovarian Cancer”
Every family has a health story and in Jacqueline Sheppard's family cancer is a running theme. For the 38-year-old Maryland mother it's hard ... Read More
Confronting The Costs Of Cancer Takes A Community
Overcast skies and a light drizzle of rain followed Charlotte as she returned to the doctor’s office to find out the results of the needle ... Read More
Sister To Sister: Black Women Talking One-On-One Is Part Of HIV Prevention
As women, we hear often about breast health, getting a mammogram; heart health; good nutrition; exercise; pre-natal checkups, and ... Read More
5 Reasons Women Should Take Charge Of Their Sexual Health
Despite recent reports that new HIV infections are declining among Black/African American women, black women remain heavily impacted by ... Read More
