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…
Giving Back – Big Bend Cares and Centennial Bank
From tallahasseemagazine.com: In our midst are dozens of meritorious organizations dedicated to bettering our community and the people who call it home. They are focused on the needs of vulnerable…
CRISPR gene therapy appears safe, but claims of an imminent HIV cure are premature
From aidsmap.com: A CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy known as EBT-101 was not associated with serious adverse effects in the first three treated study participants, researchers reported last week at the European…
New PrEP medication recommendation adds options for HIV patients
From pbs.org: Nationwide, an estimated 1.2 million people are eligible to receive medication that can prevent the spread of life-threatening HIV infection. But only roughly a third of those eligible…