HIV and AIDS rates in the United States have dropped, but rates among African Americans are still 20 times higher than those of whites. In some cases in southern states, the numbers have not declined.

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Donald Trump's transition team is calling on Congress to fund the creation of a wall along the Mexican border as soon as April.

An Missouri appeals court overturns the conviction of an HIV positive man, accused of not disclosing his status and infecting his partner. The judges chastised the prosecutor for delaying disclosure of key evidence to the defense.

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HIV infection rates among young Black gay men are increasing at alarming rates and implicit bias may be fueling it.

Scientists in Britain develop a USB-type device that monitors HIV virus level. Tests show that it's accurate and fast.

Prosecutors charged a Chicago-area personal trainer for transmitting the HIV virus to three women. The man allegedly knew for 15 years that he is HIV positive but did not warn the women.

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Smollett shared that although many people believe that contracting HIV/AIDS is a thing of the past, the issue is alive and well and it is affecting the lives of millions of people.

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Statistics from the CDC indicate that in the last ten years, "from 2005 to 2014, the number of new HIV diagnoses among African American gay and bisexual men increased 22%. But that number stabilized in recent years, increasing less than 1% between 2010 and 2014."

During his final State of the Union address last month to a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama said that the U.S. is on track to eliminate new HIV/AIDS transmissions by 2020.

When she was first diagnosed with HIV, Vuyiseka Dubula was just an impoverished, 22-year-old Black woman living in a Cape Town township who couldn't afford her own medication. Now she's one of Africa's most fearless warriors in the fight against HIV. Here's her story.

Actress/Comedian Luenell gets candid with April Watts about Charlie Sheen‘s recent announcement that he’s HIV positive.

Actress/Comedian Luenell gets candid with April Watts about Charlie Sheen‘s recent announcement that he’s HIV positive.