In 1966, a 38-year-old man visited a hospital in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. His name, his symptoms, and everything about him beyond his age and gender have been lost to history. But ...

It wasn't due to a lack of treatments. In the '90s, effective medications had been developed that made HIV a manageable condition rather than a death sentence. But these drugs were available almost ...

Learn about the medical advancements and challenges faced by older adults living with HIV. Experts and survivors share their insights.

Despite most of the available evidence pointing to the contrary, it remains a popular misconception that AIDS in Africa is a distinct disease from that suffered in industrialized nations. Africa faces ...

This series spans the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the absence of government intervention and the organizers that continue to rally against the virus. From filmmakers Sandy Woodson and Emily ...

When people around the globe observe World AIDS Day on Saturday, it will mark the 30th anniversary of the Dec. 1 observance. This day of awareness was originally intended to spread information at a ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Michael Saag, MD: Hello. I'm Dr Michael Saag from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and welcome to Medscape InDiscussion: HIV. Today we're talking ...

The collection documents the relations between health care policy and practices and the lived experiences of older Black women living and aging with HIV in the Washington, DC region. It contains ...

A nation that had ignored so many AIDS-related deaths could not ignore Ryan White’s funeral. Held on April 11, 1990, in “the gothic expanse of Second Presbyterian Church” in Meridian Hills, an ...

They wore white coats and gave a press conference, standing next to a 12-foot-tall pile of fake bones. The 15 or so doctors and scientists from Harvard Medical School staged this protest in front of ...