Thirty-six years ago, the World Health Organization declared Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day, creating an international day of awareness for those living with HIV and AIDS. For us, every Dec. 1 is a call … ...

According to the CDC, “37,832 people received an HIV diagnosis in the United States and dependent areas.” Worldwide, 770,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2018, according to UNAIDS.

A generation after the peak of the AIDS epidemic, a new crisis looms. The success of PEPFAR, the US-led global AIDS relief program, has made HIV a manageable condition for millions.

The month of December has finally arrived, meaning it’s time to join together to observe AIDS Awareness Month. The month is dedicated to raising awareness about the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, […] ...

The AIDS epidemic is one of the largest public health crises in modern history. The illness, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), targets the immune system, leaving the body ...

In hindsight, these were all early signs of Aids, an epidemic that has infected, by some estimates, around 80 million and killed at least half that number. The caseloads began to increase. Fast.

The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the body’s immune system. If left untreated, it can lead to AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

And he came to believe, too, that conservatives in the “Reagan administration attempted to thwart my attempts to educate the public about AIDS,” he wrote. In 1986, Koop reached a breaking point.

AIDS activist Gao Yaojie checks in to a ticket counter at the Beijing Capital airport as she prepares to leave China for the U.S. in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 26, 2007.

A man in Germany has no detectable HIV in his body after he was treated in 2015. Only six other cases have achieved the milestone since the AIDS epidemic began. IE 11 is not supported.