Cree Gordon was living on the streets of Eugene when someone from the local HIV Alliance offered him $10 to take an HIV test. He took the offer, getting his blood tested and waiting the standard two ...
Every American between the ages of 13 and 64 should be screened for an HIV infection when they encounter a doctor or a hospital in an effort to identify the quarter-million people who are infected and ...
November 24, 2010 (National Harbor, Maryland) — "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] has made HIV testing one of its top prevention strategies," according to a lecture from Dr. Kevin ...
PHOENIX – Over 14,000 Arizonans have been diagnosed with HIV. An estimated 5,000 more have the virus but have not yet been diagnosed. However, people could be more aware of their HIV status soon ...
World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1 as a time to come together in support of those affected by HIV. It’s a day to raise awareness, honor those we’ve lost, and stand united in the ...
A patient undergoes an HIV test at Crescent Care in New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Crescent Care) In 1989, Ronald Johnson did not think he would live to see old age. Johnson, a Black gay man, was ...
A local HIV program has allegedly been canceled as a result of funding cuts, firings and layoffs that have recently hit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a program lead. On ...
In a recent decision, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly eliminated $200,000 in annual HIV prevention funding to AVOL Kentucky, a trusted, community-based nonprofit that has ...
ATLANTA - The teenager who hasn't had a date. The woman married 30 years to a devoted husband. The celibate priest. These are among the millions of Americans who may soon undergo their first HIV tests ...