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The blast and the aftermath: Finding my path to infectious diseases

People with HIV can now live long, healthy lives, if they have access to care. We also seek to mitigate the psychosocial and socio-economic challenges ... View article...

How did Allegheny County drop HIV rates to the lowest in recorded history?

... HIV , had just begun in a nondescript building in Oakland. Wagner, now 63 and living in Swissvale, received his diagnosis with no existing HIV ... View article...

Youth urged to address HIV stigma

Young people are being urged to look beyond condemnation and focus on the underlying factors that can lead to drug use and HIV stigma. View article...

Prior STI Diagnosis Linked to Greater PrEP Uptake

PrEP can reduce the risk for HIV acquisition, but its use remains uneven among populations who may benefit from HIV prevention services. Researchers ... View article...

AIDS Conference Faces a New Reality

While domestic HIV financing by individual countries has increased, it is not enough to fill the gap. “Never has donor funding fallen so far, so fast, ... View article...

SCDPH offering free STD, HIV Testing

PrEP is a pill or injection that can help significantly decrease HIV infection if someone is exposed to the virus. As part of PrEP Awareness Week, ... View article...

South Carolina DPH to offer free STD, HIV testing

The statewide initiative aims to bring awareness to the community on PrEP, which is a pill or injection that can help to decrease HIV infection to ... View article...

Merck launches HIV whole-person care education program at national conference

Merck launched Your Hive of Whole Health, an HIV education program focused on whole-person care and support networks. View article...