“Most people who get infected don’t even know. It’s only in hindsight they recognize the symptoms,” says Michael Horberg, M.D., director of HIV/AIDS for Kaiser Permanente. During the first few weeks ...

Women who are using heroin and were recently incarcerated had increased stimulant use, which is associated with adverse outcomes in HIV. Drug-related offenses are a primary reason for incarceration ...

World AIDS Day 2025 urges renewed focus on early detection. Acute HIV often looks like a flu, yet many miss it. Know the signs, get tested early, and access treatment to protect your health and others ...

From casual contact and mosquito bites to tattoos, pregnancy, PrEP, and treatment, specialists debunk the misconceptions that ...

This story has been updated with expert comment. Transgender women, in particular those belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic groups, have disproportionately high rates of HIV. Yet so far, no ...

Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing infections in a study among young women and adolescent girls in Africa. The twice-yearly ...

The final words my grandmother spoke to me before leaving this world were “Put some socks on” and “I love you.” Without hesitation, I followed her instructions, knowing that her words carried the ...