With the US pausing its funds in the healthcare sector, along with UNAIDS, a global threat for HIV cases has risen. It has led to panic, fear, and confusion in many African countries who are the ...
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What Is AIDS?

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. At this ...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...
World AIDS Day has been celebrated worldwide on Dec. 1 since 1988. World AIDS Day falls right between AIDS Awareness Week, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. A twice-yearly injection of a drug known as lenacapavir offered ...
The U.S. commitment to ending HIV is shaken. For the first time, we didn't formally mark World AIDS Day. And Trump has cut ...
Despite medical advances, 630,000 people died from HIV-related causes in 2024, highlighting the ongoing importance of testing ...
Hispanic Americans accounted for 33% of estimated new HIV infections in 2022. While the United States has made considerable progress fighting the HIV/AIDS crisis since its peak in the 1980s, headway ...
Nagaland’s HIV crisis demands renewed public attention, not only because the statistics are sobering, but because behind every number lies a life altered, a family shaken and a community strained.
On World AIDS Day, advocates warn that new federal cuts could erase decades of progress and leave vulnerable communities at ...