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By Daniel Baldwin Hess & Alex Bitterman/The Conversation Jun 24, 2021

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LGBTQ+ health networks helped make urban neighborhoods more resilient against COVID

The legacy of AIDS organizing shone through as queer communities dispensed care and other resources.

By Hannah Seo Apr 8, 2021

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An HIV vaccine could arrive sooner than we thought—using Moderna’s mRNA tech

A new vaccine trial in humans shows promising results.

By Claire Maldarelli Aug 3, 2020

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Why you might need to sport a mask inside your own home

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

By Candice Wang Jun 30, 2020

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The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated

Critics say that the policy, first instated during the 1980's AIDS crisis, doesn't track with modern testing methods and social movements.

By Kat Eschner May 12, 2020

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PrEP can prevent HIV infection in teens—so why aren’t they using it?

The medication is highly effective in preventing HIV in young people, but its not being used enough.

By Alex Schwartz Dec 4, 2019

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Here’s how PrEP medications outsmart HIV

Can you really take one pill a day to prevent HIV?

By Alex Schwartz Dec 2, 2019

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What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know

Finding a “cure” for the virus is only part of beating it.

By Rachel Feltman Nov 11, 2019

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This ‘new’ strain of HIV is actually a good thing

And it isn’t even new.

By Nicole Wetsman Jul 3, 2019

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Gene editing could help eliminate HIV

A combination of two treatments rid mice of the retrovirus.

By Nicole Wetsman Mar 6, 2019

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The treatment that cured two H.I.V. cases won’t work for most patients

What a second H.I.V. remission means—and what it doesn't.

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LGBTQ+ health networks helped make urban neighborhoods more resilient against COVID

An HIV vaccine could arrive sooner than we thought—using Moderna’s mRNA tech

Why you might need to sport a mask inside your own home

The FDA’s gay and bi blood-donor ban isn’t just stigmatizing—it’s also likely outdated

PrEP can prevent HIV infection in teens—so why aren’t they using it?

Here’s how PrEP medications outsmart HIV

What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know

This ‘new’ strain of HIV is actually a good thing

Gene editing could help eliminate HIV

The treatment that cured two H.I.V. cases won’t work for most patients