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  • CDC study says 1 in 5 gay, bisexual men infected with HIV

    Nearly one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 major U.S. cities are infected with HIV, and nearly half of them do not know it, according to a new study released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Researchers at the CDC studied 8,153 men who have sex with men in 21 U.S. […]

  • GLAAD pressures ‘The View’ to correct statements on HIV, African Americans

    Refusing to be ignored, GLAAD has teamed with the Black AIDS Institute and the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), and is calling on ABC’s “The View,” to correct misleading statements about the spread of HIV among African Americans.

  • Study: 14% of gay men in D.C. are HIV positive

    More than 14 percent of gay men in the District are HIV positive, almost five times as high as the overall rate for the city’s adults and teenagers, according to a snapshot of the community released Thursday by the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration. Interviews with 500 gay men throughout the District found that more than 40 […]

  • Sen. Kerry leads group calling for FDA to end ban on gays donating blood

    Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts called today for the Food and Drug Administration to lift a “discriminatory” ban on gay men donating blood. Kerry led a group of 18 senators — 17 Democrats and one independent — who sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, urging her to lift the lifetime ban on […]

  • United States lifts 22-year HIV immigration, travel ban

    The United States has lifted a 22-year immigration ban which has stopped anyone with HIV/AIDS from entering the country. The BBC reports: President Obama said the ban was not compatible with US plans to be a leader in the fight against the disease. The new rules come into force on Monday and the U.S. plans […]

    • 2009

  • ‘In the Life’ looks at progress and efforts in fighting HIV

    Over twenty million people have died from AIDS since its cause, HIV, was discovered in 1981. Though leading scientists worldwide have dedicated their life’s work to understanding the virus, its genetic complexity is unprecedented and a cure is still beyond reach. This month, In the Life speaks with scientists working tirelessly for a cure, advocates […]

  • Administration officials highlight progress on HIV/AIDS Issues

    On the eve of World AIDS Day, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett, and other officials discuss the progress the Obama Administration has made in combating HIV/AIDS at home and abroad. November 30, 2009. Watch the official White House video:

  • Obama reauthorizes ‘Ryan White Act,’ announces end of HIV travel ban (Video)

    President Obama on Friday called an end to the 22-year ban on travel to the United States by people tested positive for HIV, fulfilling a promise he made to gay advocates and acting to eliminate a restriction he said was “rooted in fear rather than fact.” Obama made the announcement as he signed the fourth […]

  • Personalized therapeutic HIV vaccine shows promise

    An experimental treatment strategy involving a vaccine that is tailor-made from an HIV-positive person’s virus and immune system cells can reduce viral load and improve the function of the immune system, according to a presentation at the AIDS Vaccine 2009 conference in Paris on October 21 that was announced by the vaccine’s developer, Argos Therapeutics, […]