Racial Equity is Vital to Eradicating HIV/AIDS in 2018 & Beyond
By: JP Delgado Galdamez*/TRT Guest Columnist— In honor of National Black HIV Awareness Day on February 7, The Rainbow Times’ columnist and activist JP Delgado Galdamez…
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CDC: ‘Urgent Need’ for HIV Prevention Among Young People & MSM
HIV Prevention is key to lowering the alarming number of youth, others, with HIV/AIDS By: Eric Brus* HIV Surveillance Data Show Reduced HIV Diagnoses in Most…
Presidential Candidates’ Stance on HIV; PrEP Summit Set for December
First National HIV PrEP Summit to be held on December 3 and 4 in San Francisco By: Eric Brus*— The Fenway Institute and Harlem United recently…
Anti-HIV Mobile App for Young Gay/Bi Males Gets Funding & National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
The Anti-HIV App, MyPEEPS, will feature entertainment-like scenarios among other things By: Eric Brus*— NIH Awards $7.9 Million to Test Mobile HIV Prevention App for…
Youth Health Survey Finds Gay and Bi Teens at High Risk
The risk for physical and behavioral health for gay and bi teens of color continues to be higher, study says By: Eric Brus* Sexual minority…
Despite Signs of Hope, HIV Still Ravaging Gay Men & Transgender Women Worldwide
HIV is still out of control and growing in some areas By: Sean Cahill, Ph.D. and Kenneth Mayer, M.D. — As 18,000 delegates gather at…
AIDS 2016 in Durban, South Africa: The Fenway Institute Represents
AIDS 2016 will mean more experts doign HIV research, talking PrEP stigma, sexually-transmitted infections and transgender women issues, msm issues and much more Digital technologies. Social networks….
Rates of HIV Among MSM Vary Widely by Region
By: Eric Brus* 15% of U.S. MSM Are Living with HIV, But Prevalence Varies Widely by Region Eli Rosenberg and colleagues from Emory University’s Rollins…
CDC: Half of Black Gay Men Will Become HIV Positive
By: Eric Brus*— CDC Projects that Half of U.S. Black Gay Men Will Be Diagnosed with HIV During Their Lifetime If current HIV diagnoses rates…
President Obama’s Budget Allocates Funding for New Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Program, Resources for Trans Women
Plus, PrEP for trans women considering it By: Eric Brus* President Barack Obama presented his administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) to the U.S….
CDC Reports Startling Increase in the Rise of STIs, Stresses Safe-Sex Practices
By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor— In November, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report highlighting a significant increase in sexually…
Transgender Vets: Higher Rates of Mental & Medical Health Issues; National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Feb. 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day By: Eric Brus* In recent years, many research studies have identified significant health disparities―including very high rates…
Rates of HIV Falling: Gay Men Still More Vulnerable Than Most
By: Eric Brus*— The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that annual HIV diagnoses fell 19% in the U.S. from 2005 to…
Sheen’s HIV Diagnosis Puts Epidemic in the Crosshairs
By: Mike Givens*/TRT Assistant Editor— On November 17, fading movie and television star Charlie Sheen announced publicly that he has HIV. You’re probably familiar with…
Getting to Zero: The Multi-Faceted Solution to Beating New HIV/AIDS Infections
By: Al Gentile/TRT Reporter— Research, prevention, and treatments of HIV and AIDS has, in the last decade, made the disease anything but a death sentence….
Major Study Confirms Need for Early HIV Treatment
By: Eric Brus* — In late May, researchers in a major international study reported definitive evidence that early antiretroviral treatment (ART) substantially reduces HIV-infected persons’ risks…
CDC Awards Fenway Health, AIDS Action, Multicultural AIDS Coalition $3.78m for ‘Getting To Zero’ HIV Prevention Partnership
BOSTON, Mass.—The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded Fenway Health, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, and the Multicultural AIDS Coalition $3.78 million for a five-year…
CDC to Fund New Programs to Prevent HIV Infection Among Transgender People and Bay/Bi Men
By: Eric Brus*— The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced $185 million in funding for three new programs to prevent HIV infection among…
Rates of HIV Diagnoses in U.S. stable, but Gay Men Still Have High Rates of Infection
By: Eric Brus*— Late last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their new surveillance report, Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United…
Study: Higher Rates of HIV Among Black Gay Men Expected to Continue for Decades
By: Eric Brus*— Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) currently account for about two-thirds of all new HIV infections in…
Gay Men Say that HIV is a Top Health Issue, but Few Get Tested Regularly
By: Eric Brus*— More than half (52%) of U.S. men who identify as gay or bisexual consider HIV/AIDS to be the most important health issue…
National Group Launches new PrEP Initiative Aimed at Young Gay Men of Color
Resources from the 2014 International AIDS Conference By: Eric Brus*— The National Minority AIDS Council recently announced its new PrEPare for Life online resource page. The…
National Report Documents Hate Violence Against LGBTQ and HIV Communities
By: Eric Brus*— High levels of hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities continued last year, according to the new report, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…