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Florida recognizes April as National Minority Health Month

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Join the Florida Department of Health in recognizing April as National Minority Health Month. This year’s theme, “Building Healthy Communities: Accelerating Health Equity throughout Florida,” reflects...

Outbreaks: How does your state stack up?

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A new report released today found that more than half (28) of states score a five or lower out of 10 key indicators related to preventing, detecting, diagnosing and responding to outbreaks.   The report,...

Africa: UN data shows adolescent deaths from AIDS tripled since 2000

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The number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled over the last 15 years, according to new data released Friday by UNICEF. AIDS is the number one cause of death among adolescents in Africa and the...

Hong Kong reports 189 new HIV cases in past 3 months

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A total of 189 additional cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection were reported to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) in the third quarter of 2015, bringing...

Cuba becomes 1st country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

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In late March, the World Health Organization (WHO) sent a group of experts to determine if Cuba has eliminated congenital HIV and syphilis. Today, they announced Cuba became the first country in the world...

Loyola study: Chickenpox virus linked to strokes in HIV infected patients

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Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage. A Loyola University Medical...

Herpes is the most ‘Googled’ STD in the US

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What is the most searched for sexually transmitted infection (STI) by people in the United States? Where are these searches coming from? Now we know thanks to a study commissioned by the UK’s second...

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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Today is the 15th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). Some facts included in a letter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Act Against AIDS Campaign are as follows: Blacks/African...

Gene Editing Technology Used To Remove HIV From Cells

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A new gene editing technology, termed the CRISPR/Cas9 system, has been used to remove any genetic remnants of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from cells in culture.  The system removed all traces...

UNAIDS: Pursue ending AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030

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The 34th meeting of UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board has concluded in Geneva after three days of discussions and debate. The importance of ensuring the inclusion of HIV in the post-2015 sustainable...