Chicago Developmental Center for AIDS Research

12/05/2014

Thanks to antiretroviral treatment options for people infected with HIV, she can now tell her patients: “This is not a death sentence.” But challenges remain in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

11/03/2014

10/31/2014

NIAID conducts and supports research—at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide—to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials ar…

10/27/2014

CDC recently reported that the Southern region of the U.S. is hardest hit by in terms of new AIDS diagnoses, the number of people living with AIDS, and AIDS deaths. Take a look at the fact sheet here: http://1.usa.gov/1uuWKOc

10/09/2014

NIAID conducts and supports research—at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide—to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials ar…

09/30/2014

Find a HIV and STD testing facility in your area. Get tested for sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, herpes, chlamydia, and others.

09/30/2014

Routledge Journals announces the publication of Biopsychosocial Challenges of Older Adults Living with HIV (Volume 40, Issue 3, 2014), a special issue of Behavioral Medicine. Several articles are available through free access, including the introduction, a look at the needs of older women with HIV/A…

09/30/2014

The 18th annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) takes place on October 2-5, 2014 in San Diego, CA, and is hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), the nation’s leading advocacy organization representing communities of color who are impacted by HIV/AIDS. USCA is the largest AIDS-…

09/26/2014

Most Are Unaware of New Prevention Options, Such as PrEP, or Current Treatment Recommendations MENLO PARK, CA – More than thirty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and at a time when infections among gay and bisexual men are on the rise in the U.S., a new national survey of gay and bisexual men by t…

09/23/2014

The AIDS.gov blog follows the evolution of mobile apps, especially those used to promote good health among communities impacted by HIV/AIDS. In its recently released U.S. Mobile App Report , comScore states that 2014 has marked a milestone in digital media access because over half (52%) of time spen…

08/05/2014

The World Health Organization estimates that globally, 5-15% of people living with HIV are coinfected with hepatitis C. In the United States, about 25% of people living with HIV also have hepatitis C (HCV)—and HCV rates are even higher among people with HIV who inject drugs. For both hepatitis B and…

07/21/2014

Members of the global HIV community will convene in Melbourne, Australia for 20th International AIDS Conference (IAC) 2014 from Sunday, July 20-25, 2014. We extend our condolences to the loved ones of all those on board Malaysia Flight 17. Throughout the week, AIDS.gov will work to help you stay a…