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White House Takes Credit for Bush-Era World AIDS Day Commemoration
The White House has shamelessly taken credit for honoring World AIDS Day "in a way that no president has before," according to Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany.
SAGE Amplifies the Intersection of Aging and HIV/AIDS on World AIDS Day
SAGE, the world's largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ elders, is commemorating World AIDS Day by elevating the experiencing older people living with HIV and remembering those that the community has lost to AIDS.
Battles Won — and Lost — Against AIDS Hold Valuable Lessons for COVID-19
Not since the HIV/AIDS pandemic of the 1990s have countries faced such a common health threat. This explains why UNAIDS has selected the theme "Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility" for this year's World AIDS Day.
On World AIDS Day, South Africa Finds Hope in New Treatment
Health officials are hoping that new, long-acting drugs to help prevent HIV infection will be a turning point for the fight against a global health threat that's been eclipsed by the coronavirus pandemic.
First Look: AIDS Memorial Quilt Virtual Exhibition
The National AIDS Memorial has launched the first-ever 50-state virtual AIDS Quilt display. The curated exhibition includes digital images from thousands of hand-sewn quilt panels, each telling the story of loved ones lost to AIDS.
Elton John, TikTok Team Up to Educate About AIDS Epidemic
The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day.
Large African Study Makes Important Breakthrough in HIV Prevention
Scientists from the HIV Prevention Trials Network recently found that a PrEP regimen of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB LA) injections once every eight weeks was better than the daily tablet used for HIV prevention.
CDC Announces New Director of the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
"We have the tools at our hands to prevent infection and to keep people living with HIV healthy. Our barrier to achieving this vision is no longer science; it is systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia," says Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
'Elegies for Punks, Angels and Raging Queens' Revival Set as Online Benefit
Created in the height of the AIDS crisis, the online benefit will star Broadway's best and benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Study Finds Long-Acting Shot Helps Women Avoid HIV Infection
Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of an experimental medicine every two months worked better than daily pills to help keep women from catching HIV from an infected sex partner.
State Dept. Halts Diversity and Training Programs, AIDS Foundation Chicago Responds with Conference
The virtual conference focused on racism and white supremacy in HIV and public health industries and workplace, equipping leaders in public health with tools to battle racism.
National AIDS Memorial to Launch 50-State AIDS Memorial Quilt Virtual Exhibition
The National AIDS Memorial has announced a virtual exhibition of the AIDS Memorial Quilt (the Quilt) that will feature more than 10,000 Quilt panels representing all 50 state and U.S. territories.
HHS Awards $2.4 Billion in HIV/AIDS Grants
The funding supports a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medication and essential support services vital to improving the health quality of more than half a million people with HIV in the United States.
Timothy Ray Brown, 1st Person Cured of HIV, Dies of Cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as "the Berlin patient," the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54.
First Man Cured of HIV Infection Now has Terminal Cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago.
Why Are Hispanic/Latino Men 4 Times More Likely to Get HIV Than White Men?
Despite an overall decrease in HIV infection rates, the rates for Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men are more than four times that of white males. EDGE finds out why.
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Remembering the Other Pandemic
September 27 is National Gay Men's HIV/Awareness Day, which focuses on the disproportionate impact of HIV on gay and bisexual men in the United States — and what we can do in response.
Lawsuit: VA Docs Didn't Tell Military Vet He Was HIV-Positive for 2 Decades
A lawsuit brought by a U.S. military veteran in South Carolina alleges that Veterans Administration doctors didn't tell him of his HIV positive results after testing him in 1995.
Pandemic vs. Pandemic: COVID-19 Hampers Fight Against HIV
As COVID-19 swept through the South, Mel Prince watched with alarm as some of the HIV positive patients she helps in the rural Black Belt stopped showing up for lab tests and doctor's visits.
Lambda Legal: Halt Pentagon Discrimination Against People Living With HIV
In a hearing on two related lawsuits before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, lawyers argued the Pentagon's categorical bar to the enlistment, deployment or commissioning of people living with HIV is unconstitutional.
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