Publix Grocery chain is denying its employees coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the medication used to prevent HIV transmission. and some … [Read more...] about Publix Grocery Chain Denies PrEP to Employees, Some Suspect on Moral Grounds
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AIDS Activist Mathilde Krim Saved My Life
Mathilde Krim, an indefatigable fighter against the virus that causes AIDS and a stalwart champion of those infected with it, died this week at age … [Read more...] about AIDS Activist Mathilde Krim Saved My Life
Woman Sues New York State’s Use Of Her Image In HIV Ad, Claiming ‘Significant Stigma’
A New York woman has been given permission to proceed with a lawsuit against the state for using her photo in an ad promoting the rights of HIV … [Read more...] about Woman Sues New York State’s Use Of Her Image In HIV Ad, Claiming ‘Significant Stigma’
Court Orders Return of Gay Mexican Asylum Seeker ‘Dumped at the Border’ Over Christmas Holidays
A gay Mexican immigrant who was deported over the Christmas holidays has been returned to the United States following a Thursday court order from the … [Read more...] about Court Orders Return of Gay Mexican Asylum Seeker ‘Dumped at the Border’ Over Christmas Holidays
Aetna to Pay $17 Million to Customers it Violated by Disclosing HIV Status
Aetna will pay more than $17 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed after it sent letters which disclosed customers' HIV status through a … [Read more...] about Aetna to Pay $17 Million to Customers it Violated by Disclosing HIV Status
George Michael’s Secret $500,000 Donations to AIDS Charity Revealed
George Michael donated almost $500,000 to a Los Angeles-based AIDS charity and spent time working in its kitchen to help feed people too sick to shop … [Read more...] about George Michael’s Secret $500,000 Donations to AIDS Charity Revealed
Dr. Mathilde Krim, Hero, Mentor, and Warrior Against AIDS, Dies at 91
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyW3S-lXegg Mathilde Krim, the founding chairman of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), who … [Read more...] about Dr. Mathilde Krim, Hero, Mentor, and Warrior Against AIDS, Dies at 91
Preliminary Study Hints that Genetically Modified T Cells Might Fight HIV
The same kind of DNA tinkering that produced the first FDA-approved gene therapy for cancer has shown hints of suppressing and even eradicating HIV … [Read more...] about Preliminary Study Hints that Genetically Modified T Cells Might Fight HIV
Trump Fires Entire White House HIV/AIDS Council with No Warning
President Donald Trump fired the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) Wednesday, reportedly informing them … [Read more...] about Trump Fires Entire White House HIV/AIDS Council with No Warning
Love letters and Hate Mail To World AIDS Day
Leo and I wrote two very different posts on the same day, World AIDS Day two years ago that went in very different directions. Both were true and … [Read more...] about Love letters and Hate Mail To World AIDS Day