CWRU AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

12/20/2025

This video memory of a tragic night 30 years ago was just posted by The Wandering Curator. Dr. John T. Carey was an accomplished and promising young doctor and director of the Special Immunology Unit at University Hospitals (later named in his memory). 💔 He left behind a beloved partner, family, many friends, and hundreds of patients living with HIV/AIDS. We miss him every day.

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12/12/2025

ACTG World AIDS Day Commemoration (recording)
with global leadership and community voices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02c2JPrAVUM

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12/09/2025

Congenital Syphilis Advisory for NEO

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health would like to alert you to a public health advisory regarding a significant spike in congenital syphilis cases in Northeast Ohio. Please see the attached advisory for epidemiological data, along with recommendations for syphilis screening in pregnant women.

Thank you.

CCBH Epidemiology Team
Epidemiology, Surveillance, Informatics
Cuyahoga County Board of Health

12/09/2025

"World AIDS Day, even without national recognition, means celebrating our heroes who are living with HIV, remembering loved ones who’ve passed, gathering together for storytelling, concerts and vigils, loving each other, teaching the next generations to be kind and care for one another, and sharing about the amazing HIV prevention medications and treatments that literally save lives every day."

– a blog post from our friend Julie Patterson

https://www.communitysolutions.com/resources/on-world-aids-day-hiv-is-local

12/01/2025

Look at this awesome video Tiz created for our event tonight! 💜

12/01/2025

Our annual World AIDS Day Community Forum is TONIGHT at 5pm! 🔥 Please join us! 💜

11/30/2025

A World AIDS Day op-ed from our former CAB chair, Rob Toth. 💜

11/30/2025

A World AIDS Day message from ACTG leadership. 🔥

On December 1st, we are celebrating World AIDS Day. The theme this year is: Rethink/Rebuild/Rise. This is a time for remembering the importance of our mission to make care better for people with HIV , tuberculosis, hepatitis and other infectious diseases. This is a time to reflect on the last year, a year in which science was threatened, a year which reminded us that our work and partnerships are more important than ever. We should always hold onto our resilience, our determination and our commitment, keeping our work moving forward despite challenges. Finally, it is a time to look ahead, to remind ourselves of the important work we are doing and must continue to do, together with heads up and eyes forward. Each of us thanks you for your persistence, dedication and commitment.

Joe, Raj and Cissy

11/29/2025

So grateful to have found affordable plants at Recreational Pots and Plants / Cleveland Plants for our World AIDS Day dinner tables Monday night! 🪴

11/27/2025

NIH DAIDS Director Carl Dieffenbach Reassigned to Fogarty Center Advisor Role

Carl Dieffenbach, longtime director of the National Institutes of Health’s Division of AIDS, has been reassigned to a senior advisor post in the Fogarty International Center’s Office of the Director, according to an internal email obtained by Inside Health Policy.

https://insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/nih-aids-division-director-reassigned-fogarty-center-advisor-role

11/26/2025

Honor World AIDS Day at Central Outreach Wellness Center

This World AIDS Day, Monday, December 1, 2025, stop by your local Central Outreach Wellness Center for free food, sweets, and a stigma-free space to celebrate our community and honor World AIDS Day.

The following food trucks will be available at each location starting at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

Aliquippa - Ash & Kris Kitchen
Cleveland - Armida’s Cucina
Columbus - Flavor91
Erie - Triple D’s
Pittsburgh - Hibachi Lou
Washington - Styx & Stones BBQ

Additionally, Gilead Sciences will be present at each location, educating the community on HIV treatment and prevention options.

Viruses shouldn’t stand in the way of your love!

11/26/2025

Monday evening at our World AIDS Day community forum, we'll encourage everyone to participate in a creative quilt-making activity, and calling their US senators and representative. 🔥 You can start NOW! ☎️