Half of Black gay men will be diagnosed with HIV, despite highly effective preventive treatments − why?

PrEP can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted HIV infection by 99%. Discrimination and distrust are two barriers Black gay men face in accessing this lifesaving treatment.

Joy Edeh, Master's Student in Epidemiology, University of Iowa • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 • ~8 min

How HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language

The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.

Anthony Petro, Associate Professor of Religion and of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Boston University • conversation
Sept. 4, 2024 • ~9 min

Hispanic women are less likely to get PrEP treatment − new intervention could change that

Despite higher than average rates of HIV infection, Hispanic women have relatively low awareness of PrEP, an effective HIV-prevention medication.

Rosina Cianelli, Professor of Nursing, University of Miami • conversation
Aug. 15, 2024 • ~5 min

Study: Twice-yearly Injections Cut HIV Infections by 100 Percent
VOA Learning English • voa
Aug. 5, 2024 • ~6 min

Cancer drug may help clear HIV from the brain

New research marks a step toward eliminating HIV from hard-to-reach reservoirs where the virus evades otherwise effective treatment.

Leslie Tate-Tulane • futurity
July 26, 2024 • ~6 min

Promising new HIV therapy comes from llama DNA

Researchers used llama-derived "nanobodies" to broadly neutralize numerous strains of HIV-1, the most common form of the virus.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
July 17, 2024 • ~5 min

Philly has highest STI rates in the country – improving sex ed in schools and access to at-home testing could lower rates

Syphilis cases have increased 30% among 15- to 24-year-olds in Philadelphia since 2019, while cases of gonorrhea are up 18%. Chlamydia cases have decreased but remain high.

Carlos Mahaffey, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Purdue University • conversation
June 18, 2024 • ~9 min

Doctors’ Group: Mothers with HIV Can Breastfeed
VOA Learning English • voa
May 27, 2024 • ~6 min

HIV vaccine approach works like GPS

A new vaccine approach guides the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
May 15, 2024 • ~4 min

Natural compound could pave way for new HIV treatments

New research opens leads in anti-HIV drug development, using a compound found in nature.

Emily Kagey-U. Michigan • futurity
March 15, 2024 • ~6 min

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