HIVAN is a severe kind of kidney disease that can affect people living with HIV. It’s associated with a high viral load and low CD4 count and can rapidly lead to kidney failure. Treatment involves ...

A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths -- agonizing, from diseases or infections the body might otherwise fight off -- sent loved ones into the ...

HIV is the acronym for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV can only spread through bodily fluids like breast milk, blood, semen, pre-cum, rectal fluids, and vaginal fluids. The initial symptoms of HIV ...

HIV is a virus that weakens the immune system over time. AIDS is the most severe phase of HIV when the immune system is badly damaged. Early treatment can stop HIV from turning into AIDS. HIV and AIDS ...

By championing the simple phrase “Ask for an HIV Test,” experts with the Rutgers School of Nursing’s François-Xavier Bagnoud ...

LGBTQ youth is at risk from what they don't know. Enter these creators.

Health experts are sounding the alarm over a disturbing trend where drug users swap blood to score a secondhand high. Called “bluetoothing,” the gruesome movement is fueling a wave of new HIV ...

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...

You may have heard about Descovy (des-ko'-vee), a medicine approved by the FDA in 2015. Descovy is approved to treat HIV. It can also help prevent people from getting HIV through sex. People with HIV ...

In the U.S., 22% of people living with HIV are women. But advocates say women don't receive the education or prevention services they need.