When taken properly, medication can make HIV undetectable and prevent transmission. A new analysis of data from Emory University finds these treatments prevented more than 55,000 new cases and 36,000 deaths in Georgia over the last four decades.
Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job.
Alysia Abbott's memoir about growing up in 1970s San Francisco with her gay, single father, has been adapted into a film directed by Andrew Durham and produced by Sofia Coppola.
Founded by George W. Bush, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief was taken out of the list of agencies that lost previously pledged funds. But its future is far from certain.
Three clinical trial sites in Atlanta contributed significantly to the so-named "PURPOSE" study for PrEP by enrolling the population at highest risk for HIV acquisition.
HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to AIDS. Almost half of new HIV infections in the United States are reported in the South, and Atlanta ranks in the top five cities nationally for people living with HIV.
In newly released data, lenacapavir, given via a twice-yearly injection, has shown remarkable effectiveness at eliminating HIV transmission during sexual contact. But its cost could be an issue.
The "Dusseldorf patient" spoke at last week's AIDS 2024 conference in Munich. Here's what doctors did — and what they say about their ability to replicate the procedure.
Two nonprofits in Georgia, AID Atlanta and Positive Impact Health Centers, each claimed $2.5 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help people living with HIV and AIDS afford housing.
A trained gynecologist, Gao became well-known across China for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis and for her educational work to remove the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS.
In sub-Saharan Africa, women are at high risk of contracting HIV. Some protective measures carry a stigma but this device enables them to take control without anyone knowing.
This week on Georgia in Play: Thursday marked the start of Hanukkah, and host Leah Fleming asks some of the holiday's youngest observants what the celebration means to them. Plus, an award-winning jazz artist brings another holiday track for your playlist this season, while your kids might learn through video games in the classroom one day. Then, hear what your local homeless shelters may need around the holiday.
The latest World AIDS Day report finds that urgent action is needed to tackle inequalities, especially in the South, which has the highest rates of new HIV infections.
The program launched by President George W. Bush is credited with saving 25 million lives. Some in Congress want this year's reauthorization tied to language that PEPFAR will not "promote abortion."
