Commemorating its ninth year since inception, The AIDS Institute recognizes Sept. 18 as National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD). The AIDS Institute aims to shed light on a facet…

With a simple handwritten message, Dustin Thompson of Long Beach told the world that he has HIV.  In the photo, which was tweeted to the more than 1800 followers of AIDS Services…

Developing a vaccine to stop HIV is thought to be among the most daunting challenges in medicine for one big reason: The virus is extraordinarily genetically diverse, even more so…

In 2009 Washington DC officials reported that the HIV rate in the nation’s capital was “On par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya.” Just how far the city has come…

Norman Tanner was given six months to live after being diagnosed with HIV in 1990. The 59-year old Tanner was among the hundreds of thousands of people, proud to show their pride…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of new HIV diagnoses declined in the United States by 19 percent from 2005 to 2014. With increased…

A new article published last week highlights a multi-agency program that addressed health care barriers unique to adolescents and young adults living with HIV, a study supported by the Health Resources…

It’s been thirty years since AZT was first approved to treat HIV/AIDS.  Since then, anti-retroviral drugs have been helping people live longer, healthier lives after their diagnosis. But just how…

PrEP is a once-daily pill for people who do not have HIV to help them stay negative. Studies show when taken as prescribed it reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by 90%…

MASS will be in the community in full force in the upcoming weeks, offering FREE HIV testing as well as PrEP info classes and condom and literature distribution.  Please see…