Anderson Cooper grilled Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson about her past remarks on anti-depressants on Thursday night. Cooper suggested Williamson was contributing to the … [Read more...] about Anderson Cooper Confronts Marianne Williamson About Controversial Views on Anti-Depressants and Mental Health: WATCH
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Sen. Kamala Harris Introduces Bill That Would Make PrEP Free for Most Americans
Senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris (D-CA) this week introduced legislation that would make pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) free for most patients. CNN reports: "Some insurance plans … [Read more...] about Sen. Kamala Harris Introduces Bill That Would Make PrEP Free for Most Americans
Surgeon Who Stealth-Raped Fellow Doctor by Removing Condom Can Continue Practicing Medicine, Court Says
"IMG_2356" by Tiffy-doodle is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 An Australian court has ruled that a surgeon charged with raping a fellow doctor after he removed his condom without permission can … [Read more...] about Surgeon Who Stealth-Raped Fellow Doctor by Removing Condom Can Continue Practicing Medicine, Court Says
AOC Grills Gilead CEO Over High Cost of PrEP Drug Truvada: WATCH
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled Daniel O'Day, the CEO of Gilead Sciences, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication Truvada, about the drug's … [Read more...] about AOC Grills Gilead CEO Over High Cost of PrEP Drug Truvada: WATCH
HHS Announces Deal with Gilead to Provide PrEP to 200,000 People for 11 Years
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) by NIAID (CC BY 2.0) The Department of Health and Human Services late Thursday announced that Gilead, the drug company behind the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) … [Read more...] about HHS Announces Deal with Gilead to Provide PrEP to 200,000 People for 11 Years
Study of Nearly 1,000 Serodiscordant Gay Couples Using Anti-Retroviral Therapy Finds No HIV Transmission During Condomless Sex
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) by NIAID (CC BY 2.0) A large new study of 972 serodiscordant (one partner is HIV-positive, the other negative) couples has revealed antiretroviral drugs are … [Read more...] about Study of Nearly 1,000 Serodiscordant Gay Couples Using Anti-Retroviral Therapy Finds No HIV Transmission During Condomless Sex
Doctors Announce They Have ‘Cured’ a Second Person of HIV Infection
Timothy Ray Brown For only the second time, doctors have announced they have "effectively cured" a patient with HIV using stem cells, sending the virus into "sustained remission." The patient in … [Read more...] about Doctors Announce They Have ‘Cured’ a Second Person of HIV Infection
British MP Reveals He is HIV-Positive in Moving Speech Ahead of World AIDS Day: WATCH
British MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle told the House of Commons that he is HIV-positive in an effort to battle stigma about the disease ahead of the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Said Russell-Moyle … [Read more...] about British MP Reveals He is HIV-Positive in Moving Speech Ahead of World AIDS Day: WATCH
Body Shaming, Migraines, HIV and PrEP Stigma, Protein Powder, Poop Etiquette and Sex: Gay Men’s Health News Round-Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MII4gMquOZA KINDR GRINDR. Grindr users talk about HIV stigma (above) and body shaming (below) in two new episodes of Kindr. "Despite decades of progress, HIV stigma … [Read more...] about Body Shaming, Migraines, HIV and PrEP Stigma, Protein Powder, Poop Etiquette and Sex: Gay Men’s Health News Round-Up
Rare PrEP Failure Reported in San Francisco
The sixth known case of seroconversion while taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was reported at IDWeek 2018 in San Francisco, though PrEP researcherMonica Gandhi of UCSF assured aidsmap that there … [Read more...] about Rare PrEP Failure Reported in San Francisco
