Nacada officials display Shisha pipes confiscated from a club on Langata Road, Nairobi, on February 26, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard At the back of his mind, Abdullahi Noor carries a story that ...
San Francisco has petitioned federal regulators to warn that the anti-impotence drugs like Viagra use could increase the risk of sexually transmitted disease and HIV, officials said on Monday. The ...
The Trump administration’s new global HIV prevention strategy prioritizes preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. About ...
The administration of US President Donald Trump has hollowed out one of the federal offices aimed at ending the nation’s HIV epidemic. The move comes as the administration has also cut hundreds of ...
Today is World AIDS Day. The disease has killed almost 40 million people worldwide in the past 30 years. While the rate of new HIV infections is on the decline, young adults are still contracting the ...
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Cut-rate HIV drugs have proven effective in fighting Aids in Africa, despite concerns that they would be poorly administered and produce superstrains of the disease, said ...
Tripura CM Manik Saha announces stronger HIV screening and anti-drug measures. The state aims to improve public health through expanded testing and strict drug control ...
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A chronic and potentially life-threatening disease caused by HIV infection Medically reviewed by Latesha Elopre, MD, MSPH Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stage of human ...
In April 2025, we published a story with the headline: "Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out." It looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Of the many absurd things Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said over the years—about ...