hiv/aids
HIV Scientists Have Failed to Protect the World's Most At-Risk Women
PrEP drugs like Truvada can drastically lower the risk of HIV transmission. But young women in South Africa are pushing for a different kind of change.
Ten Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Person with HIV
"I don't think I need curing. I take one pill a day, and that being enough to stop me transmitting it, I feel that's all the cure I need."
California Rejected a Porn Law That Would Have Turned Anyone Into a Condom Cop
Proposition 60 looks good on the surface, but opponents say it puts performers at risk.
More people around the globe are living long enough to get cancer
Chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease are posing new obstacles to global health systems, according to a new report in the Lancet.
More people around the globe are living long enough to get cancer
As life expectancy hits an all-time high, the growing burden of chronic disease is posing new obstacles to global health systems.
Scientists Discover a Vulnerability in HIV's Protective Shell
The discovery offers a new target for future treatments.
What It's Like to Tell Your Boss That You're HIV Positive
By law, you can't be discriminated against in the workplace for having HIV—but the reality is that law can be completely ineffectual.
Dual Shows Expose AIDS’ Continued Impact on American Culture
Talking about the stigmatization and repression surrounding the AIDS crisis with the co-curator of 'Art AIDS America' and 'A Deeper Dive.'
Why Isn't the Global Rate of HIV Infection Declining?
Fewer people are dying, but the HIV infection rate has stayed the same since 2005.
The silent rise of HIV in Chile
Around the world the number of new HIV cases is steadily dropping — but in Chile, the virus is on the rise.
Promising Antibody Therapy Wakes Up HIV Just To Kill It
A recent trial finds hope for a cloned natural antibody in fighting dormant HIV.