Sam Park Joins Positive Impact
Out legislator Sam Park has joined Positive Impact Health Centers as their new Legal Analyst to help tackle Atlanta's HIV epidemic. In the position, which was created after Positive Impact saw significant in...
Increased Risk of STI Associated with PrEP Not Due to Decreased Condom Use
A new study found an increased likelihood of contracting an STI among those who started PrEP – however, contrary to popular belief, it’s not because of decreased condom use, reported LGBTQ Nation. The study,...
Researchers Develop “Swiss Army Knife” Immunotherapy to “Kick and Kill” HIV
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health have developed an all-in-one immunotherapy approach that may potentially lead to a cure to HIV, according to UPMC. The scientist...
Judge Rules HIV Medication Lawsuit Against Gilead Sciences Can Proceed
Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl rejected requests from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to dismiss claims in a personal injury lawsuit brought by HIV positive Californians, according to the LA Sentinel. The lawsuit c...
First Ever Living HIV Positive Organ Donation is Successful
For the first time ever, doctors transplanted an organ from an HIV positive donor into an HIV positive recipient, reported the Washington Post. Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital transplanted a kidney from N...
10% of HIV Cases Among Gay and Bisexual Men are Linked to STIs
A modelling study highlighted by the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) found that one in ten new cases of HIV in gay and bisexual men are linked to gonorrhea and chlamydia infection, reported Gay Star ...
HIV That is Undetectable is Untransmittable, Says NIAID
Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have concluded with "overwhelming" evidence that HIV positive people with an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV sexual...
Ask the Doc: HIV Treatment; Substance Abuse
What is the role of peer support in an HIV treatment and prevention setting? Peers are everywhere, constantly providing guidance and comfort to those who are in situations they have been through themselves. ...
Top 10 International LGBT Stories of 2018
No. 10: Kim Davis-backed Romania marriage referendum fails A referendum on whether to define marriage as between a man and a woman in the Romanian constitution’s definition of family failed in October because ...
Mark S. King: Stop Bludgeoning Young Gay Men with our AIDS Tragedy
Lesley was my closest friend to become sick in the 1980s, and he fought bravely until his death from AIDS. Today, there are little rituals I have to honor his memory, and I often write about him, the first of m...
World Aids Day 2018
Every year on December 1, we honor World AIDS Day – a day to show solidarity with the millions living with HIV, educate people about the illness, and raise money for research. This year marks the 30th annive...