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According to reports, after nearly 20 years, a new strain of HIV has been detected. CNN reports The strain is a part of theĀ Group M version of HIV-1, which is in the same family of the stain that is the cause of the HIV Epidemic. Abbott Laboratories conducted the research along with the University of […]

https://youtu.be/r9nROu9cUIk Scientists are one step closer to finding a cure for HIV! They have reportedly found a “kill switch” that stops infected cells from reproducing. Scientists have reportedly come across a specific molecule that clears outĀ  the “HIV reservoir.” They have reportedly been working to find the cure for about 30 years!

A Georgia woman is in hot water after authorities say a ploy to get even with all the men she felt had done her wrong apparently went too far. According to the Washington Post, Brandi Yakeima Lasiter decided to take revenge on lovers who had left her brokenhearted by posting to social media that she […]

The Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office indicted a man Tuesday who knowingly transmitted HIV to several women he met on dating sites. According to officials, the Frederick County Police Department started an investigation in 2017 on 34-year-old Rudolph Jericho Smith after different women told authorities that they believed Smith had infected them with HIV. During […]

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Today is the 19th Annual Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Baltimore County is offering free testing at select branches. If you can’t go today, see below for when HIV testing is going on at the branch closest to you. Baltimore Highlandsā€”Lansdowne Health Center 3902 Annapolis Road Baltimore, Maryland 21227 Phone: 410-887-1003 HIV Testing (ClearView) First and […]

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Yvette Brown talks to HelloBeautiful about being berated by her doctor and her pending lawsuit.

Closing out World Aids Day with safe sex tips for older adults. HIV/ AIDS is growing in adults 45 and older because condom use is low, there is little dialog with partners and doctors about sexual history / drug use and lots of people throw protection out of the window when pregnancy is no longer […]

Today is World AIDS Day. More Americans are being diagnosed with HIV in their 50s and 60s. One-in-three people diagnosed with HIV in 2008 was over 50 years old. Ā The reason has to do with people who were diagnosed in the 80s and 90s living longer thanks to HIV medications, and the increasing number of […]

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The unidentified man sustained a fractured spine and head injuries.