TANGO Study Starts
In February 2018, ViiV Healthcare announced the start of a forty-eight-week phase III study designed to determine whether adults with HIV-1 who have achieved…
Potential Harm of “Abstinence-Only” Education
In a blistering February 28, 2018, report on the resurgence and “rebranding” of federal abstinence-only sex education in public schools, the Guttmacher Institute decries…
200-Plus Denounce Federal HIV/AIDS Policies
Health GAP reports that, at the conclusion of the March 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, more than 200 scientists,…
Questioning the Cure
When first discussing the potential of writing a monthly column on HIV cure, my editor here at A&U Magazine asked a very valid question….
Epic Black Voices: Daniel Driffin & Ken Williams
Epic Black Voices
HIV advocates Daniel Driffin and Ken Williams discuss tailoring care and prevention for Black men
by Larry Buhl
In the amfAR Epic Voices online…
Absorb This!
HIV-related diarrhea is a damaging condition that can greatly affect quality of life, as well as increase the risk of mortality in people living…
Living in the Present
In the past I have talked about various forms of meditation, Transcendental Meditation, or TM, for example. There are many different kinds of meditation,…
PACHA Firings & the Future of AIDS Advocacy
Leadership Matters
PACHA firings show challenges of HIV/AIDS advocacy under Trump
by Larry Buhl
Two days after Christmas, President Trump fired the remaining sixteen members of the…
amfAR’s Opioid and Health Indicators Database
Big Data
New amfAR database shows the extent of the opioid emergency
by Larry Buhl
In the wake of the dramatic 2015 outbreak of HIV and hepatitis…
Imbokodo Study Launches
The Strength of Women
The Imbokodo Study launches in Southern Africa
by Jeannie Wraight
In Zulu, the word “Imbokodo” means “rock” and is part of a well-known…
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amfAR Ramps Up Education Efforts for National HIV Testing Day, June…
In recognition of National HIV Testing Day (June 27), the public policy team and others at amfAR (the Foundation for AIDS Research) have been…
