Anti-AIDS drugs may help prevent infection, if taken shortly after exposure to HIV. Now some people are considering taking these drugs before exposure to HIV as a way to prevent transmission of the ...

Ryan Franklin, a registered nurse with AHF Healthcare Center St. Petersburg, chants along with about 30 fellow supporters on Jan. 30 in St. Petersburg. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation held protests at ...

When scientists in Texas reported in January that they had successfully used antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to prevent HIV transmission in lab mice, colleagues received the news with great enthusiasm — ...

When King Lear recognizes his own self-destructive behavior he utters four words that shaped my life: “That way madness lies.” Florida’s 2026 decision to reduce funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance ...

Zackie Achmat’s T shirt reads: HIV positive. It is, pun intended, a positive message. South Africa’s most influential AIDS activist wants people to know that the dreaded disease can be faced, can be ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on Orlando news, culture, and events. Get our free daily newsletter. The Florida Department of Health limited access to life-saving drugs for ...

Florida’s HIV-positive patients will continue to be able to rely on the state for help getting medication for the next few months, thanks to a last-minute scramble from the Florida Legislature that ...

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Nearly 1,600 Pennsylvanians enrolled in the state’s HIV/AIDS assistance program have lost or will lose benefits due to program changes brought on by years of stagnant federal funding, according to the ...

A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths — agonizing, from diseases or infections the body might otherwise fight off — sent loved ones into the streets ...