HIV/AIDS
Get the facts and patient stories on living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficency syndrome (AIDS).
Guy Anthony’s Story: Life After HIV Diagnosis and Sexual Abuse
One man tells the story of how he turned a difficult past of sexual abuse and an HIV diagnosis into a life of advocacy.
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Should You Take PrEP to Prevent HIV? Here's What You Should Know
The drug is more than 90% effective at preventing the spread of HIV through sex. So why aren’t more docs prescribing it?
Should I Get HIV Tested?
The CDC recommends getting tested for HIV at least once in your life. Find out when and why!
Progress in the Quest for a Vaccine for HIV/AIDS
HIV continues to spread across the United States and across the world. As of 2011, it was estimated that 34 million people around the world were living with HIV/AIDS. Over 1.2 million of those in the United States. [Avert.org] Each year, in the US, a...
Living with RA & HIV: An Interview with Mary Turner
Being HIV-positive is not an easy life. What happens if you add RA to the mix? How does your HIV status impact your RA treatment? I recently interviewed my friend Mary Turner from Charleston, S.C., who’s lived with HIV since the late 1980s. Mary is o...
STDs and HIV Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
Find out about HIV and STDs, through frequently asked questions.
How Does HIV/AIDS Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
Infection used to be the main cause of dementia. Treatment for infections and inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) has dramatically decreased the incidence of infection-related dementia. But there has been one infectious disease that has ...
Gene Increases HIV Risk
(Ivanhoe Newswire) Your genetics may increase your chances of having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1). New research shows a variant of a gene found only in people of African ancestry increases the odds of becoming infected with HIV. However, the ...
HIV Transmission
Few diseases generate so many myths and misunderstandings as HIV. Nearly twenty years into the global pandemic, some people are still confused about how HIV is transmitted. Read on to learn what you need to know to protect yourself. Who Has HIV Alrea...
Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three: How HIV Tests Work
HIV hasn’t disappeared. The numbers are still haunting. Half of all new HIV infections occur in people under the age of 25. This equates with 2 new infections every hour of every day in this population. The good news is that early detection of the di...
The Herpes - HIV connection and Conundrum
Did you know that having herpes can put you at a higher risk of catching HIV if exposed? Well, it’s true so researchers though that the opposite might hold true as well. Researchers decided to test the theory that maybe by treating herpes - they coul...