How Much Does AI Know About HIV Prevention and Testing?
From The Body Pro: Health care providers have long worried about patients turning to Dr. Google for medical advice, fearing the reliability of the answers they find online. Now, a…
Big Bend Cares / Care Point Celebrates 40 Years with Leadership Transition
Big Bend Cares / Care Point is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary of providing comprehensive care and promoting sexual health for individuals with HIV/AIDS across the eight-county region surrounding…
It’s December, and health advocates are raising awareness about HIV and AIDS
From Health News Florida: The number of HIV patients in Florida has steadily climbed over the past five years. During HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, professionals are spreading the word about risks…
Make plans to join the 34th Annual Tallahassee AIDS Walk
From tallahassee.com: Take a step in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the community at the 34th Annual Tallahassee AIDS Walk next month. Big Bend Cares, in partnership with Neighborhood Medical…
HIV Stigma “Is Finally on the Decline,” GLAAD Reports
From poz.com: Is HIV stigma finally decreasing in the United States? More Americans believe so, found the 2024 State of HIV Stigma report. “For the first time in five years,…
Co-discoverer of HIV to bring his research to USF. He’s looking for a cure.
From tampabay.com: Robert Gallo, 87, is still hunting for a cure to HIV. And he’s bringing his research to Tampa this summer. Gallo, an influential scientist who’s credited as the…
U.S. Survey Reports Middling Interest in Long-Acting Injectable Treatment Among Women With HIV
From TheBodyPro: Fewer than half of cisgender women on oral antiretroviral therapy expressed an interest in trying injectable HIV treatment, a U.S. survey found. […] Researchers surveyed 1,078 cisgender women…
Scientists Discover Potential HIV Cure that Eliminates Disease from Cells Using CRISPR-Cas Gene Editing
From goodnewsnetwork.org: A new study has unveiled a likely future cure for HIV which uses molecular scissors to ‘cut out’ HIV DNA from infected cells. To cut out this virus,…
What is HIV criminalisation?
From hivjusticeworldwide.org: HIV criminalisation describes the unjust application of criminal law to people living with HIV based solely on their HIV status. This includes the use of HIV-specific criminal statutes…
The grinch this year is inflation; organizations keep the holiday spirit alive helping neighbors in need
From wtxl.com: All items excluding, food and electricity, have seen a 4 percent increase in cost. That’s according to the US. Bureau of Labor Statistics. So holiday gifts have not…