As Nigeria continues to battle the persistent challenge of HIV/AIDS, social stigma remains one of the most significant obstacles to early detection and ...

Douglas Brooks, the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House, delivers his keynote address at the International Conference on Stigma in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In ...

Anna Marzec-Bogusławska, MD, MPH, managing director, National AIDS Center, Warsaw, Poland, discusses how stigma and discrimination permeated the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic the country in the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

During the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, government inaction and widespread stigma allowed a deadly crisis to worsen.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first used the term “AIDS” on Sept. 24, 1982, more than a year after the first cases appeared in medical records. Those early years of the crisis were ...

As of 2023, more than 27,000 North Carolinians were living with HIV/AIDS, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is not only a ...

While substantial progress has been made towards the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic, those who are living with the disease say much more needs to be done to help erase the stigma of the illness.

Reducing the stigma of homosexuality and HIV/AIDS was the aim of a wide-ranging discussion that focused on African-American men in the Buffalo area Tuesday. The forum, which was attended by about 40 ...

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 ...

Medical and religious teams work together to safeguard the dignity and privacy of the deceased, making sure they receive ...