HIV

HIV remains a growing problem for Central Florida, but survivors are seeking to erase the stigma surrounding the disease celebrate the lives they live, and honor those who died in the path toward progress.

Mayor Donna Deegan held a signing ceremony to join Fast-Track Cities, adding Jacksonville to the hundreds of metro areas around the world striving for "zero new HIV infections and zero HIV-related deaths."

The American Academy of Pediatrics changes its policy citing drugs used to treat HIV can reduce the risk of passing the virus to infants to less than 1%. About 5,000 people who have HIV give birth in the U.S. each year.

An ugly legal battle between OASIS and AHF ─ involving a quarter-million dollars in federal funding for HIV medical care ─ is affecting hundreds of low-income patients in Northwest Florida.

Emilie Ashbes overcame her drug addiction and is now helping others do the same. The work of IDEA is especially critical in Miami-Dade, which has the nation’s highest HIV infection rate, with dirty syringes, in part, to blame.

The proposal to cover the drug for older adults could help American catch up with nations in Europe and Africa that are on track to end new infections decades before the U.S.

In 2019, President Trump announced a challenge to lower HIV case rates by 75% by 2025 and 90% by 2030. It was and is an ambitious goal, but a local team has a plan that focuses on diminishing stigma and increased testing.

Counselors will be at the stores to answer questions about HIV prevention and treatment options, including PrEP, a medication that offers another effective means to reduce the risk of getting HIV.

Miami Dade and Palm Beach are two of the counties in Florida seeing increases in the rates of people 50 and older who are testing positive for HIV. Experts say doctors and patients alike should consider the importance of safe sex education and testing for the virus among older people, too.

In the coming-of-age film, life comes to a screeching halt when a South Florida high school student finds out he's been exposed to HIV on the eve of his graduation.

A new project will explore how HIV prevention and treatment can better meet the needs of Black women in Orange County.

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo explained the state plans to expand access to testing and treatment.