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World first as living HIV patient donates kidney in US
World first as living HIV patient donates kidney in US
In a world first, US doctors have transplanted a kidney from one HIV-positive patient to another. The operation took place at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland, with both patients said to be...
29 march 2019
The New York Times, 1981:
The New York Times, 1981: "Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals"
35 yrs ago a rare cancer, later known as AIDS, made it's worldwide debut in The New York Times. 
04 july 2016
This Is How the HIV Test Was Invented
This Is How the HIV Test Was Invented
This Monday, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. The day was created in 1995 by the National Association of People With AIDS to increase the number of people being tested for HIV, and got...
28 june 2016
Killings of LGBT and HIV-affected people rose 20% in 2015, report finds
Killings of LGBT and HIV-affected people rose 20% in 2015, report finds
Homicides of LGBT and HIV-affected people in the US have risen 20% since 2014, according to a report released on Monday.
14 june 2016
Orlando club was sister's tribute to gay brother who died of AIDS
Orlando club was sister's tribute to gay brother who died of AIDS
The co-owner of Pulse, the Orlando gay nightclub that became the scene of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history on Sunday, founded the club to honor her brother who died of AIDS and to support...
13 june 2016
Florida House candidate Bob Poe says he is HIV positive
Florida House candidate Bob Poe says he is HIV positive
A U.S. congressional candidate from Orlando says in a Facebook posting that he is HIV positive.
11 june 2016
How a Small Town Became the Capital of HIV in America
How a Small Town Became the Capital of HIV in America
Rampant drug use in Austin, Indiana — coupled with unemployment and poor living conditions — brought on a public-health crisis that some are calling a “syndemic.”
04 may 2016
Son, 24, forgives dad who injected him with HIV: 'That's all I can do'
Son, 24, forgives dad who injected him with HIV: 'That's all I can do'
Brryan Stewart was only 10 months old when his father injected him with HIV-positive blood—and now, burdened with health challenges at age 25, Stewart is not only surviving but seeing the...
03 may 2016
New HIV Drug Approved by FDA
New HIV Drug Approved by FDA
The FDA has approved a new drug for the disease.
08 april 2016
Bernie Sanders to Unveil HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
Bernie Sanders to Unveil HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
Proposal comes on the back of Clinton's Apology for Praising Nancy Reagan's AIDS record.
15 march 2016
Half of Gay Black Men Are Projected to Get HIV
Half of Gay Black Men Are Projected to Get HIV
New research shows that black men who have sex with men still bear the brunt of the HIV crisis.
23 february 2016
How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Ripples Across America
How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Ripples Across America
Deaths from drug overdoses have jumped in nearly every county across the United States, driven largely by an explosion in addiction to prescription painkillers and heroin.
22 january 2016