The CDC has released a new plan to End HIV by 2030. It is Possible.
Under the theme “Getting Ahead of HIV”, the CDC has launched a comprehensive plan to end HIV. This plan comes with a new online dashboard, and targets 57 jurisdictions (some states, some cities,...

Timothy Ray Brown, often known as the Berlin Patient, has died of complications related to a recurrence of the leukemia that originally led him to the treatment (in Berlin) that eventually cured him of HIV. Mr. Brown has participated in research and has been a...

HPTN 083, the ongoing study to investigate the usefulness of an injectable medication (cabatogravir) for HIV prevention, has been halted, as the data clearly indicated that cabotegravir was highly effective at preventing HIV. Studies can be...

With most community-based HIV testing on pause, it is important to be able to offer HIV testing to those in need. What to do? There is an option. OraSure Technologies offers an at-home self-administered test that is FDA approved, very accurate, and gives results in 20...

This is the headline in a recent press release (April 9, 2020) from the CDC concerning the continuing increase in new (acute) hepatitis C (HCV) infections in the United States. With COVID-19 at the forefront of the health news, it is important to continue our focus on...

How has COVID-19 affected Samaritan Ministry? We started off with a normal week at the beginning of March. We had our Support Group meeting and held events as part of National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS.  After that, things shut down. We have been...

You may have seen ads recently about class action lawsuits against Gilead, the manufacturer of the HIV medication Truvada. These ads are causing unnecessary confusion and alarm. Click below to read an article from Positively Aware about this issue:...