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STUDY: HIV Becoming Resistant to Tenofovir?
TreatmentWorld NewsTreatment GuideKatie PeoplesAn alarming number of people on antiretroviral therapy have developed a resistance to the drug tenofovir. Those findings are part of a report, published...
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Russia Hits Dangerous Tipping Point in HIV Epidemic
StigmaWorld NewsElaine Rita MendusRussia’s top HIV expert has announced that one million Russians are HIV-positive, a disconcerting figure in a nation grappling with drug abuse, violence against LGBT...
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U.K.'s About Face Puts PrEP in Jeopardy, Shocks LGBT and HIV Activists
PreventionPrEPWorld NewsJacob Anderson-MinshallAfter waiting 18 months for the British National Health Service to begin covering PrEP under the publicly funded healthcare system and weeks before it was...
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Cuba's Gay Scene and HIV Education Are Impressing Americans
StigmaWorld NewsNeal BrovermanAs a youth growing up in Chicago, Phill Wilson had a Cuban fetish. The Spanish literature major romanticized the island nation, which was off-limits to U.S. travelers...
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CDC Confirms Male-to-Male Zika Virus Transmission
World NewsTrudy RingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first male-to-male sexual transmission of the Zika virus in the U.S.The transmission occurred between two men in...
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Russian Government Blames its Citizens — and Condoms — for HIV Epidemic
StigmaWorld NewsRussiaPreventionDavid ArtaviaAs Plus reported earlier this year, a million Russians are living with HIV, nearly 1 percent of the country's entire population, according to Dr. Vadim...
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South Africa Will Provide Free HIV Treatment for Everyone
TreatmentSouth AfricaWorld NewsDavid ArtaviaSouth Africa leads the world in HIV cases with nearly seven million people, according to the United Nations. That's nearly 12 perecent of the total...
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Norway announces it will provide PrEP for Free to People Most at Risk
World NewsPrEPSavas AbadsidisNorway is the second European country—after France—to offer PrEP , but the first to do so for free. The national health policy was shepherded by HIV Norway and the...
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Can I Travel or Work Abroad if I Have HIV?
World NewsTogether We KnowSavas AbadsidisNews last year that Signapore removed it's barrier on HIV-positive travelers reminded us that if you’re HIV-positive and looking to visit or work in another...
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Beijing Opens First HIV Prevention Center for Students
World NewsActivismDavid ArtaviaYoung men in China have one of the fastest rates of new HIV cases in the population, with 2,300 students testing positive in the first nine months of this year, according...
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AIDS Complications Remain Leading Cause of Death for HIV+ in U.K.
TreatmentWorld NewsJacob Anderson-MinshallA new study, published in The Lancet shows that people living with HIV in the United Kingdom have a 6-times higher risk of death than the general population,...
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Two-Thirds of New HIV Infections in Europe Are in Russia
StigmaWorld NewsDavid ArtaviaRussia has reached an unprecedented number of HIV cases compared to the rest of Europe. One million Russians are currently living with HIV — a 60 percent increase from ten...
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A Story About HIV in Israel That Wasn't Quite True Went Viral — Why?
StigmaWorld NewsSavas AbadsidisFor those who remember the government’s draconian early responses to the AIDS epidemic — like the doctors who refused to treat AIDS patients, or the funeral homes that...
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India’s Gay Prince Says Cops Are Raping HIV Activists
StigmaWorld NewsActivismDavid ArtaviaManvendra Singh Gohil, India’s first openly gay Prince of Rajpipla, got candid in an interview with Agence France Press about what is happening to the volunteers at...
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Cuban Punks Used HIV to Escape Persecution
StigmaJust DiagnosedWorld NewsDavid ArtaviaIt might surprise people to hear that Cuba has one of the lowest HIV-prevalence rates in the world. According to UNAIDS, 22,000 people in Cuba are living with...
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Homophobia Explodes In Tanzania, Health Minister Threatens 'Gay List'
StigmaWorld NewsPoliticsAfricaNeal BrovermanPriority number one for Tanzania's deputy health minister is tormenting gay and bisexual men; he's now threatening to break up a "homosexuality syndicate"...
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Europe Is Seeing Vast Growth in HIV-Positive Migrants
TreatmentStigmaWorld NewsDavid Artavia[EDITOR'S NOTE: The term migrant as used in this article is in the nomenclature of the European Union's official glossary as it relates to immigrants. That...
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Why Do Some Countries Disapprove of Homosexuality?
World NewsGayLaw & CrimeAmy AdamczykWith Trump’s removal of federal protections for transgender students, debate over LGBTQ rights rage again across the U.S.Despite these disagreements, Americans...
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Should Traditional Chinese Medicine be Used to Treat HIV?
World NewsWellnessDesiree GuerreroThe World Health Organization has issued a warning in response to a five-year action plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment recently released by the Chinese...
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Spike in TB/HIV Cases Alarms Health Officials in Europe
World NewsOpportunistic Infections & Other DrugsDesiree GuerreroThough overall rates of tuberculosis have been declining in European countries, recent research shows that TB rates are on the rise...
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