HIV

Tori Cooper is the first Black transgender woman appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

1st Black Trans Woman On Presidential HIV/AIDS Panel Seeks To Focus On Equality

7:00am August 21, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

As the first Black transgender woman to serve in this capacity, Tori Cooper says she is eager to advocate on behalf of all transgender and non-binary people living with HIV.

Kelly Hans holds a box of Narcan nasal spray at the county's One-Stop Shop in Austin.

Indiana Needle Exchange That Helped Contain An HIV Outbreak May Be Forced To Close

6:00am June 01, 2021

by Mitch Legan

In rural Scott County, Ind., hundreds of people got HIV from sharing dirty needles. Now the syringe exchange widely credited with containing the outbreak is under political pressure to shut down.

Brooke Parker, an organizer with the group Solutions Oriented Addiction Response, displays an HIV testing kit in Charleston, W.Va., in March. Outbreaks of HIV/AIDS are expected to rise as resources have been redirected to the fight against COVID-19 — de

Strides Against HIV/AIDS In The U.S. Falter As Resources Diverted To Fight COVID-19

2:41pm April 21, 2021

by Sarah Varney

Experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS. The problem is particularly acute in the South, the epicenter of the nation's HIV crisis.

Syphilis cases in California have contributed to soaring national caseloads of sexually transmitted diseases. Experts point to the advent of dating apps, less condom use and an increase in meth.

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Once On The Brink Of Eradication, Syphilis Is Raging Again

8:36am April 14, 2021

by April Dembosky

Syphilis cases in California have contributed to soaring national caseloads of sexually transmitted diseases. Experts point to the advent of dating apps, decreased condom use and an increase in meth.

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As a young woman, pregnant and HIV-positive, Maurine Murenga did not have easy access to drugs that could save her life. Today she is an activist for equitable health-care. The global distribution of coronavirus vaccines is an issue of concern.

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History Repeats Itself: COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities Echo HIV Crisis

7:46am February 23, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19.

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Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says President Biden told him from the outset: "We're going to make some mistakes along the way. We're going to stumble a bit. And when that happens, we're not going to blame anybody. We're just going to fix it.

Dr. Fauci On Vaccinations And Biden's 'Refreshing' Approach To COVID-19

2:03pm February 04, 2021

by Terry Gross

The administration is in its early days, but the infectious disease expert says he's encouraged by the new president's attitude about the pandemic. Science, Fauci says, is "going to rule."

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Graph showing shifts in death rate by cause.

Global Causes Of Death: Significant Shifts From 2000 To 2019

1:58pm December 11, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The No. 1 and 2 causes of death remain the same, but there have been a number of notable changes. And now there's a new disease to assess on the global landscape: COVID-19.

A woman receives medication at a clinic offering antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa.

Long-Lasting Anti-AIDS Meds Eliminate 'Psychic Toll' Of Daily Pill

3:15pm November 19, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The drugs only need to be taken a few times a year — and may soon be available in many parts of the world. Patients say they are more convenient and less stigmatizing.

Harvey Milk's name is seen among the engraved names of AIDS victims during a World AIDS Day commemoration event at the National AIDS Memorial Grove on Dec.1, 2015 in San Francisco. More than 700,000 people have died from AIDS in the U.S.

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'They Know What A Pandemic Is': HIV Survivors See Similarities To AIDS Epidemic

4:07pm August 03, 2020

by Lesley McClurg

The coronavirus pandemic feels eerily familiar to people who faced the AIDS crisis. It triggers memories of confusion over how the disease is transmitted and huge numbers of people dying quickly.

Writer and activist Larry Kramer, here in 1989, was an unapologetically loud and irrepressible voice in the fight against AIDS.

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Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist

8:00am May 30, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.

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