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October 15, 2017

What It’s Like to Date When You’re Straight and HIV Positive

What It’s Like to Date When You’re Straight and HIV Positive The cruelty from prospective partners can be heartbreaking. S.E. Smith Jun 29 2017, 2:00pm Joshua Middleton/Nestor Rogel More than one million people in the United States have HIV, and the CDC estimates that one in seven don’t even know it. While HIV is far from the […]

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October 15, 2017

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at CCGA

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at CCGA By LAUREN MCDONALD lmcdonald@goldenisles.news Nov 22, 2016 People look at sections of the AIDS quilt on display at the College of Coastal Georgia campus center Monday. Bobby Haven/The Brunswick News College of Coastal Georgia Gay/Straight Alliance President Denver Perdomo addresses the crowd gathered at the CCGA campus center […]

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POZ News

National AIDS Memorial Grove to Get an “Artists Portal”—and a Giant Chime!
on October 12, 2018 at 3:06 PM
The addition arrives thanks to the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, which is celebrating its 40th birthday. [VIDEO […]
Chronic Pain Is a Huge, Underrecognized Problem for People With HIV
on October 9, 2018 at 6:40 PM
Living with chronic pain not only drags down quality of life, but it is also linked to poorer HIV-related health outcomes. […]
How Red Does The Line Have to Be?
on October 3, 2018 at 4:16 PM
HIV activists are working to move AIDS 2020 out of Trump’s America. […]

CDC News

MMWR: HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis, by Race and Ethnicity - United States, 2014-2016
on October 18, 2018 at 7:30 PM
In 2016, among 78,360 persons who filled prescriptions for PrEP in the United States, women accounted for only 4.7%. Among PrEP users with available race/ethnicity data, 68.7%, 11.2%, 13.1%, and 4.5% […]
Surveillance Report: Social Determinants of Health Among Adults with Diagnosed HIV Infection, 2016
on October 16, 2018 at 5:08 PM
This report includes part A and B. Part A examines census tract-level social determinants of health (SDH) among adults with diagnosed HIV infection in 2016 in 13 states, the District of Columbia, and […]
CDC Observes National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
on October 15, 2018 at 12:27 PM
October 15, 2018 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to focus on preventing HIV among Hispanics/Latinos and helping those living with HIV stay healthy. […]