HIV

New HIV drug for children

FDA approves dispersible HIV drug for newborn infants, children

AIDS activist Larry Kramer once ripped the movie 'Philadelphia' for being 'dishonest'

larry kramer philadelphia movie

New injectable HIV drug may offer stronger protection than PrEP pills

New Injectable HIV Drug

Minority patients benefit from having minority doctors, but that's a hard match to make

Minority doctor-patient relationship

Doctors in Thailand treat coronavirus with anti-viral cocktail of HIV drugs and Tamiflu

HIV Flu drugs treat Coronavirus

Philly's STD rate ranks among the highest in the U.S., analysis reveals

Philly STD Rate

Ten defining health care achievements of the 2010s, from artificial intelligence to immunotherapy

Affordable Care Act Obama 2010s

GLAAD calls for Facebook to remove misleading ads about HIV prevention drug PrEP

Truvada PrEP Facebook ads

Health Insurance

HIV-preventing drug PrEP now free for the uninsured

Carroll - Truvada prescription

Three ongoing trials raise hope of an HIV vaccine

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Children's Health

Treating HIV in the tiniest babies could have huge positive implications for their futures

World AIDs Day 2019

On World AIDS Day, massive quilt memorializes victims

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display

Researchers discover new HIV strain, first in nearly 20 years

New HIV strain discovered

Philly health department reports annual decrease in HIV diagnoses

HIV 2018 Philly

Temple University researchers move closer to HIV cure

Temple University HIV Cure Research

Where to get tested in the Philadelphia-area for National HIV Testing Day this Thursday

National HIV Test Day promo

Governing health organization recommends daily preventative HIV treatment for at-risk individuals

hiv prevention drug guidelines

Symptoms of the most common STDs

Gonorrhea bacteria NAIAD 04192019

Johns Hopkins surgeon performs world's first organ transplant between living HIV-positive donor and recipient

hiv positive kidney transplant

3 Philadelphia dental offices closed due to unsanitary practices, possible infection

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Philly HIV wellness center launches GoFundMe in last-ditch effort to stay open

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'London patient' apparently cleared of HIV provides promise for future cure

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Chinese scientist claims to be the first to create gene-edited babies in controversial report

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Dentist's patients told to get tested for HIV and hepatitis

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Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington revisit 'Philadelphia,' 25 years later

tom hanks denzel washington philadelphia movie

Out-of-pocket costs put HIV prevention drug out of reach for many at risk

Einstein Healthcare takes fight against HIV to the streets

Carroll - Truvada prescription

James Corden sends 297 copies of 'Philadelphia' to Trump

Corden Trump Philadelphia

Temple researchers first to remove HIV-1 infection from live animals

Penn researcher granted $16.3 million toward HIV vaccine development

Philadelphia consortium awarded $23 million for landmark HIV cure research

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Promising Penn study refines animal model for HIV vaccine development

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People with HIV less likely to get cancer treatment

In breakthrough, Temple researchers remove HIV-1 from human T-cells

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Hahnemann could perform nation's first organ transplant from HIV-positive donors

Fired pharmacist at center of scandal has 30-year history of addiction

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Shore hospital notifies patients they may have been exposed to HIV

Shore Medical Center

Needle exchanges can now get federal funding

Needle Exchange HIV

Report: Pa. lags behind neighbors in HIV prevention, monitoring

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Pa. man gets prison for unprotected sex without warning partners of HIV

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Fearless Leader: 'Code: Red' organizer Michael Tambon

Charlie Sheen's reveal prompts a closer look at HIV stigma

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