AOC Calls Out Gilead CEO for High Prices of PrEP

New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confronted the CEO of Gilead about the high prices of Truvada, an HIV prevention medication, that are seen in America.https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/...

Drug Buyers’ Clubs Aim to Tackle HIV Prevention

A new generation of drug buyers’ clubs combats the HIV crisis by providing access to cheap generic versions of a breakthrough prophylactic. Due to high prices in antiviral drugs, thousands of patients from Lond...
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, Feb. 7

1. Today, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta founder and principal investigator Melanie A. Thompson, MD, writes of the disproportionate burden of HIV that African-Amer...
Rose McGowan

5 LGBTQ things you need to know today, Feb. 5

1. In the Costa Rican presidential race, Pentecostal singer Fabricio Alvarado, who campaigned heavily against legalizing same-sex marriage in the "laid-back" Central American nation, has won the first round of ...
Ask The Doctor

Ask The Doctor: Should I take PrEP?

Q: I'm a 27-year-old gay man and I'm considering whether to take PrEP or not. What factors should I consider in making my decision? And isn't it pricey?A: Anyone who wants to minimize their risk of getting ...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 13

1. The US Food and Drug Administration approved a generic form of Truvada, the Gilead Sciences' "blockbuster" antiretroviral. However, due to patent expiration and other factors, it could be years before the ge...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Feb. 10

1. A new proposed bill in Texas would let therapists who practice conversion therapy keep their licenses, even if conversion therapy is banned.2. Doctors say a man in Canada contracted a Truvada-resistant s...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Oct. 20

1. It's Spirit Day! Go purple in a stand against bullying and to show your support for LGBT youth.2. A second man taking the daily HIV-prevention pill Truvada has been infected by a rare drug-resistant stra...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, April 21

1. ESPN fired baseball analyst Curt Schilling on Wednesday, two days after he shared an anti-trans meme on Facebook. Schilling had previously been suspended for a tweet comparing Muslims to Nazis.2. In the ...

Melanie Thompson: So, what’s in the HIV pipeline?

Did you know that people with HIV can live a normal—or even longer—lifespan if they get on treatment early and take it consistently? This awesome news is made possible by potent drugs that suppress HIV to low l...