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Eight Times More Young Adults Take Meds To Protect Against HIV Infection

FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 — Eight times more young Americans are taking antiretroviral meds to protect them from HIV infection than a decade ago, a new study says. About 208 of every 100,000 U.S. young a...

HIV Pills Might Prevent Alzheimer's

TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — Drugs that battle HIV and hepatitis B might be able to help people avoid Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are used to ...

Guidelines Updated for Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis for HIV

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Updated recommendations for antiretroviral nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) for HIV have been published in the May 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Half-Million Children Could Die If U.S. AIDS Relief Is Dropped

FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 — Nearly a half-million children could die from AIDS by 2030 if President Donald Trump follows through on plans to cut U.S. relief programs, a new study says. As many as 1 m...

Key HIV Care Teams Let Go, Putting Mothers and Children at Risk

WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2025 – The Trump administration has let go of the last remaining U.S. health officials who oversaw HIV care for more than 1.1 million mothers and children in low-income...

U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Could Devastate Global Progress Against HIV/AIDS

THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – HIV could explode worldwide in the wake of U.S. cuts to foreign aid, resulting in millions of AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infection, a new analysis says. President...

U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Could Devastate Global Progress Against HIV/AIDS

THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – HIV could explode worldwide in the wake of U.S. cuts to foreign aid, resulting in millions of AIDS deaths and soaring rates of infection, a new analysis says. President...

Funding Reductions Could Reverse Progress in HIV Response

THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – Funding reductions could reverse progress in the HIV response by 2030, with the greatest effects anticipated in countries with a higher percentage of international funding...

Trump Administration May Cut CDC's HIV Prevention Division

THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – The Trump administration is weighing elimination of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division on HIV Prevention, sparking concerns among public h...

Federal Judge Rules FDA, CDC Must Restore Health Websites Removed Under Trump Order

TUESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore access to public health websites that...

UNAIDS Warns HIV Infections Could Skyrocket Without U.S. Funding

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – The head of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) is warning that a major spike in HIV infections and deaths could occur if the U.S. follows through on freezing foreign aid...

Key CDC Health Websites Vanish Following Trump Orders

MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken down multiple health-related websites and datasets, including those on HIV, LGBTQ health and more,...

Trump Administration Waives Halt on Distribution of HIV Medications Via PEPFAR

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – The Trump administration has made some concessions to the halt placed on distributions of global HIV treatments via the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief...

Trump Pauses Disbursement of Global HIV Treatment Funds

MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – The Trump administration has paused funding for a crucial HIV treatment program in Africa and developing countries for 90 days, according to a memo obtained by The New York...

Recommendations Provided for Treating, Preventing HIV

FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – In a special communication issued by the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel and published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the latest...

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