PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has appealed a court order requiring a test to determine if he has HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases. A lawyer for Nathan Sutherland says in an appeal filed last week that […]
Health officials are urging people who visited the now-closed VIP Spa in Albuquerque to get tested for HIV after two people contracted the virus following a “vampire facial.” The so-called beauty treatment “involves drawing blood and placing it into a centrifuge in order to separate the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) from the red blood cells and reinjecting […]
For National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Masonia Traylor has an important message for Black women about testing, stigma and putting their health first.
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) I mentioned to a friend, a gay man nearing 60, that World AIDS Day, which has been observed on Dec. 1 since 1988, was almost upon us. He had no idea that World AIDS Day still exists. This […]
Promising studies out of Africa show that this new tool could be a game changer by 2018, but will it reach us here in the States?
An Missouri appeals court overturns the conviction of an HIV positive man, accused of not disclosing his status and infecting his partner. The judges chastised the prosecutor for delaying disclosure of key evidence to the defense.
https://www.instagram.com/p/fGzIbCJD4h/?taken-by=tigermandingo&hl=en Former college wrestler Michael Johnson just received a huge break in his court case. According to reports, a Missouri appeals court ordered a new trial on Tuesday for the wrestler who was sentenced to 30 years in prison back in 2013 for infecting a man with HIV and endangering four other sexual partners. The court […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa Wednesday, could be “the final nail in the coffin” for the disease if it is successful, scientists say. The study, called HVTN 702, aims to enroll 5,400 sexually active men and women aged between 18 […]
A Memphis dance coach allegedly had sex with his underage student and exposed him to HIV. Police arrested the suspect who faces multiple charges.
Justin Posey, 17, accused of transmitting HIV to a 13-year-old girl, was indicted Wednesday on third-degree rape charges, reports The Advocate.
In honor of World AIDs Day, Jasmine Sanders discusses the HIV/AIDs virus, what has changed about it since the 80s and what we can do to fight it now. Click on the audio player to hear them in this edition of The Jazzy Report on The D.L. Hughley Show. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley […]
The HIV/AIDs virus is a serious disease, but with awareness, prevention and treatment is easier than ever before. In honor of World AIDs Day, hear are ten myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDs that you should be aware of now! Click on the audio player to hear Jasmine Sanders deliver this important list in this clip from “The D.L. […]
