Tag: HIV/AIDS
What Happens When a Syringe Exchange Is Shut Down
HIV infections are surging in Cabell County, West Virginia. On April 4, 2019, the ...
Gilead Relinquishes Its PrEP Patent—But Did It Mislead Investors?
On May 8, pharmaceutical company Gilead quietly announced that it will relinquish its exclusive ...
New Study: Syringe Service Providers Could Have Prevented the Scott County HIV Outbreak
In the wake of the unprecedented outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs ...
Sharing “Cookers” Heightens HIV Transmission Risk—But There’s An Easy Way To Fix That
Sharing injection drug preparation equipment, like “cookers,” increases people’s risks of transmitting HIV, according ...
Bernie Sanders Backs #BreakThePatent Fight for Universal PrEP Access
The fight for universal access to PrEP medication for HIV prevention was picked up ...
Huge Harm Reduction Gathering Allows Portugal to Teach the World
To walk down the hill to the Douro River in Porto on a sunny ...
Hep C Treatment Is Scarce Behind Bars—And Jeopardized Upon Release
In April 2010, Sean tested positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Seattle’s ...
The Justice Gap: Trump Budget Attack on Legal Aid Orgs Targets Drug Users, HIV-Positive People
Many of the policies peddled by the Trump administration sound like a broken record. ...
In Approaching Nicotine, Let’s Learn From Past Harm Reduction Victories
Alternative nicotine products—including e-cigarettes, lower-risk tobacco alternatives like snus, and heat-not-burn devices—have fallen under ...
#BreakThePatent: Activists Fight for Universal Access to Overpriced HIV Medication
Nothing for us without us!” In a spacious ballroom crowded with attendees at the ...
