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CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images by Jordan Miller, The Conversation In...

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

Stigma and prejudice make it difficult for Black gay men to access PrEP. Willie B. Thomas/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo, University of...

HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

Getty Images by Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a...

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

Rates of syphilis and gonorrhea have risen significantly among Philadelphians age 15-24 over the past five years. Susan Stankovic/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images by Carlos...

Who is still getting HIV in America?

Access to life-saving HIV prevention medications varies by race and other sociodemographic factors. David Talukdar/Moment via Getty Images Medication is only half the fight – homing...

FDA approves new drug to reduce spread of HIV 

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the African American population bears the brunt of HIV cases in America. Though African Americans account for...

Take Charge of Your Health Today. Be Informed. Be Involved.

HIV/AIDS Stigma and Prevention   by Esther Bush  This month’s “Take Charge of Your Health Today. Be Informed. Be Involved.” page addresses an important topic—the prevention of...

HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence

With the introduction of antiretroviral drugs years ago, contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is no longer the death sentence it used to be....

Addressing racism against Black women in health care key to ending HIV epidemic

When Black patients are treated by Black doctors, they have better health outcomes – but fewer than 6 in 100 American doctors are Black. The...

Why COVID-19 must be included in safer sex messaging on college campuses

Much can be done to reduce COVID-19 risk for sexually active students. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Tamra Burns Loeb, University of California, Los Angeles;...

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