Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) at the Florida Department of Health in Broward County spend their days locating people who have tested positive for an STD – or their sex partners – and offering them treatment.
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Dr. Patricia Bath was the first African American woman to patent a device for medical purposes.
AIDS activists fighting to end the epidemic in the Black community can take cues from the protests over police violence and the killing of unarmed Black men, says DeRay Mckesson, a prominent leader associated with the Black Lives Matter movement.
For serodiscordant couples, those in which one partner is HIV positive, emphasis must be placed on ensuring that the HIV-negative partner avoids HIV infection. A new study shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be crucial to achieving that goal.
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Ryan White CARE Act:
Leading BTAN Los Angeles’ charge
Our updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy
The CDC Funds Black organizations
If you fall into one of these categories or are either curious or anxious about whether you have HCV, here are four reasons to take charge of your health:
As Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 this week, the nation takes a look at the impact of two of the most significant government programs ever launched.