Discrimination isn’t as overt as it once was during preceding generations, but discrimination is still a rampant problem affecting those ... Read More
Living with HIV
My Story: “HIV Is My Roommate”
People LOVE to say, "Oh she is living with HIV." Correction: HIV is living with me. If I were living with HIV, I would live my life by HIV's ... 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
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
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
Foods To Protect Your Liver
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 25 percent of people with HIV are also living with hepatitis C. ... Read More
Herpes Drug Might Help Control Spread of HIV, Too
(HealthDay News) -- A widely used herpes drug also seems to help people with the HIV virus, even if those people don't also have herpes, a ... Read More
Red Pump Stories: Hydeia Broadbent, Activist & Humanitarian
BlackDoctor.org is excited for this content partnership with The Red Pump Project to feature the Red Pump Stories, an initiative created to ... Read More