'Here It Goes': Coming Out To Your Doctor In Rural America
For LGBTQ Americans in rural areas, finding a sympathetic physician can be difficult. And that challenge makes getting appropriate health care even harder.
HIV/AIDS
There's Great News — And Grim News — In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
The epidemic is always changing. Here's a look at some of the latest trends.
Why China Is Selling Cheap HIV Tests In Campus Vending Machines
It's a pilot project to reach youth who are at risk of infection — and reluctant to come to clinics because of the stigma around HIV/AIDS. Is anyone buying?
Trump Foreign Budget: HIV Prevention Spared, U.N. And Others Lose Big
The fiscal plan "puts America first" by slashing funds from many (but not all) global health and development programs.
People With HIV Are Panicking Due To Tanzania's Crackdown On Gays
The government is targeting gays and groups seen as promoting homosexuality. HIV clinics fear they'll be shut down. Patients say they're afraid to come in for their medications.
Wins And Losses In Global Health In 2016
The editor of the New England Journal Of Medicine is a big Red Sox fan. And so he framed the year in global health in baseball terms.
Top U.S. AIDS Official Touts Progress, Has Tough Words For Tanzania
An interview with Dr. Deborah Birx, the U.S. Global AIDS coordinator. She says this is an "exciting" time in the global fight against the disease.
Why Can't We Bring Down The Number Of New HIV Cases?
Despite progress against the disease, roughly 2 million people are infected with the virus every year.
Experimental Vaginal Ring Fights HIV But Will Women Wear It?
It's a problem with many of the anti-HIV options. Even if they're proven to be effective, people don't always want to use them.
From AIDS To Zika: Trump On Global Health And Humanitarian Aid
It's too early to predict the impact of the Trump administration on global topics, but here are some of the president-elect's previous comments.