After a year without data, the State Department released figures on PEPFAR, the program launched by George W. Bush and credited with saving millions of lives. How did Trump’s aid cuts affect it?
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‘Fairyland’ recalls a girl’s life with her poet father in pre-AIDS San Francisco
Alysia Abbott’s memoir about growing up in 1970s San Francisco with her gay, single father, has been adapted into a film directed by Andrew Durham and produced by Sofia Coppola.
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PEPFAR escaped the rescission ax. But where does it stand?
Founded by George W. Bush, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief was taken out of the list of agencies that lost previously pledged funds. But its future is far from certain.
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This preventive drug could be a ‘game changer’ in ending the HIV epidemic
In newly released data, lenacapavir, given via a twice-yearly injection, has shown remarkable effectiveness at eliminating HIV transmission during sexual contact. But its cost could be an issue.
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One of the 7 people cured of HIV tells his story. Can his cure work for others?
The “Dusseldorf patient” spoke at last week’s AIDS 2024 conference in Munich. Here’s what doctors did — and what they say about their ability to replicate the procedure.
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Rhode Island Cuts Funding To AIDS Group
The state has cut more than one million dollars to a nonprofit that helps people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. The group has been forced to make some changes.
