When AIDS was first recognized in the early 1980s, the country and much of the world was gripped by fear of this relatively unknown disease that was infecting and killing thousands. In 1986, there were more than 38,000 reported cases of AIDS around ... Read More...
The FDA has approved a new at-home test for HIV. The OraQuick test, manufactured by Orasure, detects the presence of HIV in the saliva through a sample collected with a mouth swab with results ready in 20 to 40 minutes. The faster results and ... Read More...
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach is raising a few eyebrows with his admission in a New York Times editorial on Thursday that he uses marijuana to cope with the side effects of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Medical ... Read More...
Of the more than 1 million people in the U.S. living with HIV/AIDS, only 25 percent are women. However, recruiters tasked with signing up participants for clinical trials of HIV/AIDS treatments are finding it difficult to enroll enough women to ... Read More...
Timothy Ray Brown, one of 33 million people worldwide, living with HIV/AIDS is believe to be cured of the fatal disease after a stem cell transplant 3 years ago. "Berlin Patient," as he's being referred to as, had leukemia and was going through ... Read More...
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