Fighting the Black HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Black Americans make up 25.7 percent of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.'s population; yet 47 percent of people diagnosed with HIV in the city between 2010 and 2014 were Black.

Final HIV Research Highlights from CROI 2017

Anne Rancourt, Communications Section Chief, at NIH's NIAID and Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., the Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wait for a technical check before summarizing the information provided on the last day of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle

As the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) wrapped up in Seattle, we spoke again with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach about some of the scientific highlights from the final day of the conference. Carl is the Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). He and his colleague Anne Rancourt joined us for a Facebook Live session to re-cap some of those findings.

Five Quick Ways HHS Secretary Tom Price Could Change The Course Of Health Policy

Thomas Edmunds Price, M.D., Donald Trump's pick as Secretary of Health and Human Services

After a bruising confirmation process, the Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, by a 52-to-47 vote.

As secretary, Price will have significant authority to rewrite the rules for the Affordable Care Act, some of which are reportedly nearly ready to be issued.

Funding Opportunities for Research to Help Achieve HIV Prevention and Treatment Goals

A Black scientist checks an experiment

Three new funding opportunities have been announced to support research to help achieve national and global HIV prevention and treatment goals, and to address minority health and health disparities. These are just three of many important funding opportunities that support critical work related to HIV prevention, care, and treatment in the United States and around the world.

Gerald Garth Named LA Pride Ambassador

Gerald Garth, an ambassador for LA Pride 2017

Congratulations to Gerald Garth, who has been named an ambassador for Los Angeles's annual LA Pride Parade and Festival. A video featuring Gerald, and other images of him, will be used to promote the celebration, which has taken place since 1970 as a response to and in commemoration of the Stonewall Rebellion on Christopher Street in New York City the year prior.