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HIV

Hopkins Pediatrician Says Toddler’s HIV Cure Should Be Replicable

A medical breakthrough could save millions of lives. A child born HIV positive is now cured, and Hopkins doctors are behind the research.

2013/03/04

Hopkins Doctor Says Baby Born With HIV Apparently Cured

A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2 1/2 and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.

2013/03/03

Baltimore City Observes World AIDS Day

AIDS was first recognized 31 years ago. Medical advancements and education has helped in the fight against the disease, but cities like Baltimore are an example that there’s still a long way to go.

2012/12/01

Local Restaurants Partake In ‘Dining Out For Life’ To Benefit Moveable Feast

It’s called Dining Out for Life, and if you don’t have plans Thursday night you’ll have a chance to help a good cause.

2012/09/18

Lawsuit Over False HIV Diagnosis Settled In D.C.

A District of Columbia health clinic specializing in HIV and AIDS has settled a lawsuit that accused a staff member of mistakenly telling a patient he was HIV-positive.

2012/08/13

Baltimore Co. Man Charged With Having Sex With 13-Year-Old Boy, Giving Him HIV

Despicable allegations against a Baltimore County man. He’s charged with having sex with a young teen. And according to charging documents, he gave the boy the AIDS virus.

2012/07/26

NAACP Develops HIV Manual For Black Churches

Houston pastor Timothy W. Sloan works with a group of pastors to develop a manual for church leaders on talking about HIV with their congregations.

2012/07/23

Sharon Stone, Bill Gates Join AIDS Events In D.C.

Sharon Stone, Bill Gates and other celebrities are heading to Washington to join the International AIDS Conference and raise funds for AIDS research.

2012/07/20

FDA Panel Backs First Pill To Block HIV Infection

The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.

2012/05/11

Johns Hopkins Study Finds Baltimore An HIV Hotspot

The city of Baltimore is named an HIV hotspot. It’s all part of a shocking new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

2012/03/09

Athletes Teach Students About HIV Through Project

In a classroom at Walker Jones Educational Center, four Howard track athletes, a George Washington soccer player and a former all-American sprinter from Georgetown push tiny desks and chairs against the walls to create a playground for the afternoon’s game. It’s called HIV Attacks!

2011/12/25