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Top Stories
Is HIV Education in Our Public Schools Up to Speed?
Sex education is where many young adults separate fact from fiction. When it comes to HIV, many believe the disease is no big deal, even though the stigma endures.
Soldier Up: HIV Positive and in the Military
For those Americans who want to serve their country in the military, having HIV is a dealbreaker, as military policy says soldiers must be able to withstand adverse situations and potential combat scenarios. But what about active service members?
The Global Implications of Putting Population Control Over HIV Prevention
In developing countries across the world, Depo Provera is administered as a birth control method that women can control. But it may lower immune function, leaving them susceptible to HIV infection.
Working Together To End the Stigma of HIV
Although many people can now live long, healthy lives with HIV, the stigma remains, keeping people from getting tested and fomenting violence and discrimination. Groups like The Stigma Project work to neutralize this stigma.
Boston Lights the Prudential Center Red for WAD
In addition to health fairs, HIV testing and art exhibits, Boston will light the Prudential Center red for World AIDS Day.
Future is Bright, But Progress is Slow for HIV Vaccine
An HIV vaccine to inoculate high-risk populations against the virus is three decades in the making, and progress continues to be slow. An upcoming trial of a Novartis product is planned for 2015, but even if successful, won’t be widely available til 2021.
Looking Back at the Last Year in HIV Science, Activism and Policy
EDGE takes a look back at the year in HIV, from the FDA approval of Stribild and Truvada, to the promise of a cure with the Berlin patient, to the president’s repeal of the HIV travel ban and the 19th Annual International AIDS Conference.
The Global Struggle for HIV Treatment
While HIV/AIDS may be a manageable disease for first-world countries, in Africa, the global epidemic rages, with little resources to treat the infected. And alarming numbers of new infections continue in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Central America.
HIV and Online Dating: Am I More Than My Status?
Online dating has changed the way we meet people. Websites exist that cater to people living with HIV, but that hasn’t removed the stigma of living with the disease for man who seek partners.
The Changing Face of HIV
Thirty years after HIV/AIDS ravaged the gay community, the demographics have drastically changed. Although MSM are still largely affected, the face of HIV is largely Black, Latino and poor Southern.
APLA Looks Toward a Cure in "HIV Matters" Town Hall Forum
The AIDS Project Los Angeles quarterly Town Hall focused on HIV cure research in their "HIV Matters" Town Hall. Featured writers included Berlin patient Timothy Ray Brown and keynote speaker Dr. David DiGiusto.
Executive Producer
David Foucher
Producer/Director
Bob Sanders
Editor
Jaye Foucher
Directors of Photography
Moniere Noor, Bob Sanders
Thank you to
New York: Steve Weinstein,
Lou Marino,
HIV Law Project,
Tracy Welsh,
Jack Mackenroth,
GMHC,
Krishna Stone
Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego: The Actor's Fund LA, Long Beach AIDS Foundation, Garry Bowie, Peter Guerrero, Christie's Place, Liz Brosnan, Jay Conner, Mary Gwynn, Mark Rossen, William Benson, Will Proctor, Robert Conti, Steve Hicke, Lori Johns, Danny Lemos, Project Red Paint, Tommy Crowe, Roger Sanchez, Mark Hersh, Rob McKee, Cultural Alliance Long Beach, Karen Reside
Philadelphia: The Mazzoni Center, Nurit Shein, Perry Monastero, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, Ronda Goldfein, Action AIDS Philadelphia, Kevin Burns, Liza Linder, Katie Lundy, Ted Savage, Larry Reigel
Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego: The Actor's Fund LA, Long Beach AIDS Foundation, Garry Bowie, Peter Guerrero, Christie's Place, Liz Brosnan, Jay Conner, Mary Gwynn, Mark Rossen, William Benson, Will Proctor, Robert Conti, Steve Hicke, Lori Johns, Danny Lemos, Project Red Paint, Tommy Crowe, Roger Sanchez, Mark Hersh, Rob McKee, Cultural Alliance Long Beach, Karen Reside
Philadelphia: The Mazzoni Center, Nurit Shein, Perry Monastero, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, Ronda Goldfein, Action AIDS Philadelphia, Kevin Burns, Liza Linder, Katie Lundy, Ted Savage, Larry Reigel
1. HIV Testing @ Uphams Corner Health Center
8:00am at Uphams Corner Health Center, 500 Columbia Road, Dorchester MA
2. HIV Testing @ Mass General
8:30am at Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston MA
3. AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
at AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, 75 Armory St., Boston MA
4. Boston Medical Center
at Boston Medical Center, 725 Albany Street 9th Floor, Suite 9B, Boston MA
5. AIDS Project Worcester
at AIDS Project Worcester, 85 Green Street, Worcester MA
- Founded in 1983, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC), is New England’s first and largest AIDS service organization.
- AIDS Project Worcester, Inc. (APW) is the primary and most comprehensive AIDS Service Organization (ASO) in Central Massachusetts, as well as in all of New England. It is the second largest ASO in New England, providing services to persons living with HIV
- The Boston Living Center (BLC) is a non-profit community and resource center whose mission is to foster the wellness of all HIV positive people and respond to the changing needs of the HIV/AIDS community.
- CRI Boston, the organization’s primary site, was established in 1990 and remains a leading-edge HIV/AIDS research facility offering clinical trials, treatment education, and financial assistance for approved drug treatments and health insurance cove
- Community Servings is a not-for-profit food and nutrition program providing services throughout Massachusetts to individuals and families living with critical and chronic illnesses. We give our clients, their dependent families, and caregivers appealing,
- The mission of Fenway Health is to enhance the wellbeing of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and all people in our neighborhoods and beyond through access to the highest quality health care, education, research and advocacy.
- The Men’s Action Life Empowerment (MALE) Center is a community resource and wellness center for gay and bisexual men in Boston.
- The Nantucket AIDS Network (NAN) was founded in 1989. Since that time, NAN has remained committed to providing compassion and care for persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families, as well as providing prevention, education and awareness to the Nantuck
- The North Shore Health Project was founded in 1988 by a group of men and women from Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts, who were concerned about the lack of available services for people affected by HIV and AIDS. The North Shore Health Project provide
