Scientists identified the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, over 40 years ago. But even today, experts and advocates say there is still so much stigma and misconception around how the virus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oklahoma’s current guidelines for HIV education were last updated in 1987, but previous efforts to modernize them have fallen ...

When I, a heterosexual woman, visited clinics in Ann Arbor, I heard nothing about assessments for sexually transmitted infections screening or HIV antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis. However, ...

PrEP is a pharmacologic intervention that, according to the CDC, can lower the risk of sexually acquired HIV by more than 90% and the risk of acquiring HIV from injection drug use by more than 70%. 17 ...

On World AIDS Day, we come together to reflect on the progress made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS and to recognize the ongoing challenges faced by those affected by the epidemic, including in ...

I have followed the recent editorials about homosexuality and HIV in The Forum and would like to take this opportunity to thank Carol Hoganson and Katie Crowley for bringing awareness to the issue of ...

SAN ANTONIO – Part of Pride Month is having difficult conversations about LGBTQ+ issues and replacing negative stigmas with educational awareness. The Pride on the Eastside Festival did just that in a ...

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication regimen that is used to protect at-risk populations from HIV infection. The FDA approved the drug TRUVADA ...

The educational curriculum of the IMPACT initiative addressed gaps and disparities in HIV infection rates and prevention services, identified barriers to care, and outlined evidence-based strategies ...