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HIV Vaccine Research Update and HVTN 505
May 18th was HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, and we wanted to remind you of several posts we did last week on that subject. On Friday, we featured a guest post, Moving Forward on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, by Dr. Nelson Michael, director of the U.S. Military HIV Research Program. And then we posted this video...
Three Books You’ll Love
Finally, HIV-positive characters are showing up in fiction and memoirs read more
WATCH: The First AIDS Generation Reunited at "Is This My Beautiful Life?"
Those who lived through the height of the epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s share their experiences. read more
AIDS Deaths Plummet In Africa
A new report from UNAIDS shows that 7 million people are currently in HIV treatment across Africa and the death toll from AIDS is falling rapidly. read more
$1 Billion Health Care Innovation Awards Initiative Includes Opportunities for Models to Improve Care for PLWHA
Last week, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a nearly $1 billion initiative that will fund grant awards and evaluation to build on the Obama administration’s work to transform the health care system by delivering better care and lowering costs for taxpayers and patients. The Health Care Innovation Awards are funded by...
How To Host A Party Full Of Celebrities.
Charlotte Rae poses next to an image of herself from an old "Car 54, Where Are You?" Not that you want that. But if you do, we stumbled onto the secret.We've been known to host a few parties full of celebrities here at our apartment....Show More Summary
In Defense of the HIV "Criminal"
On May 7, Representative Barbara Lee of California introduced the REPEAL ("Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal") HIV Discrimination Act to Congress, calling for the review of federal and state laws regarding the criminal prosecution of individuals for HIV-related offenses. Show More Summary
Open Letter to the Media: Stop "Selling" HIV
Attention-grabbing headlines are the name of the game in news business. The advent of search engine analytics has somehow made the practice all the more absurd, bordering on desperate, as media outlets and bloggists (like us) vie for your valuable page views.... Read Full Post
Why Shacking Up Is Good For Your Health
A study finds that a lasting relationship is doubly good for the heart. read more
Hanging out with “We the Geeks”
Editor’s note: At AIDS.gov, we continue to look for ways to increase the reach of existing HIV/AIDS programs through technology and innovation. The White House is leading a Google+ hangout series about that very topic. Read more from the Office of Science and Technology Policy. This live event has concluded. Watch the first “We the Geeks”...
Is There Such a Thing as HIV-Negative AIDS?
Perhaps you’ve seen them while casually Googling for updates on HIV research. read more
Why It's Time to Stop Stigmatizing Haitians for Having HIV
Haiti has been linked with HIV for 30 years. Will the stigma ever go away? read more
What People Are Saying About AIDS on Twitter 2
It’s YouTube Comedy Week, and Gwenn and I found some real laughers when searching “#AIDS” on Twitter. It appears that people are still using the word “AIDS” to get across their daily frustrations. Positively Yours,Shawn
Sign an Open Letter to Tyler Perry: Stop Stigmatizing People With HIV
Dear Mr. Perry, We write as people living with HIV and their allies to express our deep disappointment with your latest film, Temptation. This disappointment is made all the greater because you have done much that can be applauded. Audiences see your plays and films not simply as entertainment, but as opportunities for inspiration, spiritual healing, and unity. Read more...
Why You Should Go To Theater Tonight
This one-night only event, of one of the longest solo shows in New York history, benefits HIV/AIDS causes. read more
FDA to Convene Meeting on HIV Patient-Focused Drug Development and HIV Cure Research
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to talk to people living with HIV (PLWH) and HIV/AIDS advocates. On June 14, under its Patient-Focused Drug Development initiative, FDA will ask PLWH to join an open public discussion about: the impact of HIV on daily your life, experience with currently available therapies to treat HIV, your...
Op-ed: It’s Not Me, It’s You
When HIV-negative people project their fears of death onto those with HIV, it hurts everyone read more
Coming Out HIV Positive in the Comic Book Store
How one comic book author turned his own diagnosis journal into a comic book for the rest of us. read more
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Bulletin
The implementation of scientifically proven HIV prevention strategies is helping to reduce the number of new infections — the annual HIV infection rate globally fell by 22 percent from 2001 to 2011 — but a great deal more must be done. Significant scale-up of proven HIV prevention strategies coupled with the discovery of new HIV...
May 19th is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
As we celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage Month and the many accomplishments of AAPIs, we also want to recognize that these communities still face many barriers to health and health care, including HIV/AIDS. To recognize these challenges, May 19th has been designated as the National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day....
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