As the world observes HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, attention turns to education, stigma reduction, and empowering communities to ...

Dating is an exciting period of exploration and connection, yet it’s crucial to be mindful of potential health risks, such as the transmission of HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. Despite the ...

Bi-monthly HIV injection could transform care for breastfeeding mothers, improving suppression and cutting transmission.

For several years, pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) has been a major success in preventing new cases. However, ...

Antiviral drugs almost completely reduce the risk of mothers passing on HIV infection to their children, even in a low-income country with a high HIV incidence such as Tanzania, according to a new ...

Despite significant progress in treatment and awareness, misconceptions about how HIV spread continue to create fear, stigma, and hesitation among people. Understanding the real modes of transmission ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World AIDS Day 2025 — British Columbia has made remarkable progress in reducing HIV transmission and researchers now believe the province ...

Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and ...

The idea that sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) always announce themselves with uncomfortable or visible symptoms is a dangerous misconception that health experts are working to correct. Research ...

As funding for state and local health services fall, STDs continue to rise. Sexually transmitted infections hit a record high 2.4 million cases in 2018, making it the fifth year in a row that cases of ...