JOHANNESBURG (AP) — African nations are not receiving adequate international funding to fight HIV/AIDS, leaving them to face catastrophic consequences without enough medication, an independent, global medical and humanitarian organization said Thursday. Experts at Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, said Congo is only able to supply anti-retroviral drugs to 15 percent of the […]
Washington, D.C. is the perfect place for the 19th annual International AIDS Conference, which starts Sunday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The six-day event is being held in the U.S. for the first time because until 2010 the nation banned carriers of HIV from entering the country. The irony was not lost on […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS. The agency approved Gilead Sciences' pill Truvada as a preventive measure for people who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, such […]
The stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS keeps many people from getting tested, asking a partner about his status or insisting on safer sex practices. To combat the fear, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Let’s Stop HIV Together, a national campaign featuring people from all walks of life, including singer Jamar Rogers, who […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20,000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation's capital later this month with a sense of optimism not seen in many years — hope that it finally […]
Nikki Woods talks with filmmaker Renata Simone about "Endgame: AIDS in Black America," a two part "Frontline" documentary that premiers Tuesday on PBS.
ATLANTA (AP) — Would you go to a drugstore to get tested for AIDS? Health officials want to know, and they've set up a pilot program to find out. The $1.2 million program will offer free rapid HIV tests at pharmacies and in-store clinics in 24 cities and rural communities, the Centers for Disease Control […]
Roland Martin Talks with Phil Wilson about the non-profit Black AIDS Institute and it's report on the State of AIDS among black gay men in the U.S. at the International AIDS Conference in Washington DC.
I just finished watching TV One’s story about Tammy Terrell, a phenomenally talented sister whose life was cut short by a brain tumor at the age of 24. That’s tragic. The TJMS is in the midst of commemorating “Take a Loved One to the Doctor” season. With all of the sickness and death that surrounds […]
Friday kicked off the first day of spring, so we’re supposed to be thinking about new beginnings, fresh starts and de-cluttering. For the TJMS, one way we try to freshen up every year is with our annual Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, which encourages everyone to persuade a loved one to visit […]
