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[From NewNowNext,  April 03 , 2019] “In 1982, a man dying from AIDS-related complications loaded his life into his car and drove from Colorado to Massachusetts. This was one year after The New York Times had reported a “rare cancer seen among 41 homosexuals.” The man knew he wouldn’t be able to get the kind of […]

[From University of Michigan Health Lab,  April 03 , 2019] “Women with HIV were once advised against having children for fear that the infection could be passed on to their babies. But medical advancements are not only allowing people with HIV to live longer and fuller lives — but to grow their families, too.” For more,

[From Xinhua,  March 27, 2019] “The Ethiopian government on Wednesday revealed that more than 16,000 Ethiopians die due to HIV/AIDS every year. The new study, which was released by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute on Wednesday that reviewed the status of HIV/ADIS in the country, revealed that some 16,000 Ethiopians are infected by the deadly virus

[From The Body,  March 28, 2019] “As a young person who identifies as nonbinary, meaning I do not identify within the gender binary, accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was a challenging quest. PrEP is a once-daily pill regimen that supports people in remaining HIV negative. Although I have been an organizer and advocate in support of LGBTQ

[From HIVPlus,  March 29, 2019] “Health care today isn’t always on the side of patients, despite that much of the cost of prescription drugs falls on them. According to a study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019), there are many people living with HIV who are not always adhering to their medicine