By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Before he was Jamal Lyon, the sensitive, talented gay son of drug dealer-turned-music mogul on the...
(The Washington Post) – In announcing the good news from the latest global HIV/AIDS report that the virus is being beaten back more quickly than expected, United...
(Times of India) – “We must face hard truths – if the current rate of new HIV infections continues, merely sustaining the major efforts we already...
(Times of India) – “We must face hard truths – if the current rate of new HIV infections continues, merely sustaining the major efforts we already...
Joe Hennessey, THE MONITOR DAILY (The Monitor Daily) — A study published in the Science journal on Friday by a mixed team showcased the...
(The Body Pro) – Long-term opioid use conferred a 40% higher death risk in a prospective study of U.S. veterans with or without HIV. The...
(Pierce Pioneer) – In the world growing industry of HIV treatment, research now indicates that a new strategy could starve the virus by stopping its...
(Pierce Pioneer) – In the world growing industry of HIV treatment, research now indicates that a new strategy could starve the virus by stopping its...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A major international study sought to settle how soon is best to start HIV treatment — and the...
(International Business Times) – New cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV are on the rise in Rhode Island, a trend that the state health department...
(International Business Times) – New cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV are on the rise in Rhode Island, a trend that the state health department...
Rectal cancer is on the rise for people living with HIV. People with HIV are at 80 times more risk of developing anal cancer than people...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee recently welcomed Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-Illinois), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, to the East Bay. Congresswomen Lee and Kelly, both...
(Reuters) – Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle “superbug” infections which...
Sixty three percent of young people will have sex before they graduate high school, and 95 percent will have sex before they are married. For young...
RICK CALLAHAN, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence overrode state law and his own anti-drug policies Thursday to authorize a short-term needle-exchange program...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found people with HIV develop cancer...
by Roberto Alejandro Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found people with HIV develop cancer...
TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — AIDS has become the leading cause of death for adolescents in Africa and the second leading cause of...
(The Times-Gazette) – Researchers have developed a new smartphone accessory that can be used to diagnose HIV and syphilis within 15 minutes; and it works...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The gap appears to be closing between death rates for black and white Americans infected with the...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Most non-medical HIV health care workers earned a “D” when surveyed on the science and treatment...
KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Insurance companies, perhaps more than previously thought, may be charging the sickest patients extra for drugs under...
By Sarah Yang, UC Berkeley News A large meta-analysis of 12 studies in sub-Saharan Africa found that women who used a type of injectable birth control...
Fighting HIV stigma can seem daunting for people living with HIV, especially when having to confront deeply ingrained fears and taboos. But imagine what it is...