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Ending HIV/AIDS program would increase new HIV infections 49% nationwide by 2030, computer model predicts

When the U.S. Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in August 1990, it honored a ...

Spiky caterpillar misrepresented as microscopic image of HIV

A photo of a spiky creature has been widely shared online in Tanzania and Kenya with claims that it shows the human ...
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Ending Federally Funded Ryan White HIV/Aids Program Would Increase New HIV Infections 49% Nationwide by 2030, Computer Model Predicts

In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study, researchers predict that ending federal funding for the Ryan White Program could ...

40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn't want to see

First it was referred to as a "mysterious illness." Later it was called "gay cancer," "gay plague" and "GRID," an acronym for ...

The future of HIV/AIDS after Trump's funding cuts

HIV has been in retreat around the world. But with cuts to foreign aid, it's less clear where the trend lines go from here. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to author Emily Bass about the future of the virus.

Can the global HIV/AIDS fight recover from Trump's cuts?

HIV has been in retreat around the world. Fewer people are dying of the disease.New infections are decreasing. More HIV ...