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Giuliani Alvarenga
Supporting Youth Leaders to Address HIV Among Latinos
PrEP Has an Uncertain Future Among Youth
FDA Approves Truvada as PrEP for Adolescents at Risk for HIV

No, the HPV Vaccine Does Not Lead to Riskier Sexual Behaviors in Girls

Many parents of adolescent girls have resisted the human papillomavirus vaccine for fear it will have negative behavioral consequences.

Missed Opportunities for Hep C Testing as Opioid Crisis Grips Youths

Researchers analyzed data on more than a quarter of a million teens and young adults attending federally qualified health centers.

HIV Diagnoses in Young Gay & Bi Men Increased Between 2008 and 2016

During this period, diagnoses rose 3 percent annually among 13- to 29-year-old men who have sex with men, according to the CDC.
The Love Lab at University of California, Davis

Why Students Should Stop by the Campus “Love Lab”

Like the “Bruin Love Station,” this UCD cart hands out condoms and prevention messages—thanks to Capital City AIDS Fund.

The Opioid Crisis Threatens a New Generation With Hepatitis C

Baby boomers still make up the largest bloc of those with the virus, but youths’ injection drug use is sending their infection rates upward.

Summer Camp for Kids Affected by HIV to Close After This Year

The reason is simple: Few children are born with the virus.

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Kenneth Cole and Harvey Weinstein
Is Kenneth Cole Shifting Blame for the Harvey Weinstein Charity Controversy?
14 Chefs at This Restaurant Have HIV
As Injection Drug Use Rises, So Does Hep C Transmission
The cover of the free guidebook for historically black colleges and universities.

4 Ways to Confront HIV at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Courtesy of a new guidebook from HRC Foundation’s HIV & Health Equity Project

YTH Live: The Youth, Tech and Health Conference

YTH Live is premier conference for trailblazing technology that advances youth health and wellness.

Among Teens, Sex and Heroin Use Are Down But Depression Is on the Rise

A CDC report reveals new trends.

Young Gay and Bi Men Who Start PrEP Often Soon Stop Using It

This is according to an analysis of young men who have sex with men in Chicago.
Nicholaus Johnson in the hospital with AIDS in 2010, and volunteering at the NorCal AIDS Cycle in 2018

Gay Pride: As Relevant, Fun and Important as Ever!

Just ask Nicholaus Johnson, a former “junkie” with AIDS who is now a sober college student helping the HIV community.

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The Inspiring Story Behind the Pop-Up HIV Services of “One Tent Health”

“We’re a group of young DC kids trying to do something good for the city.”

How Do We Support Access and Adherence to PrEP by Adolescents?

A researcher responds to expanded approval of Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Little Red Golf Cart That Could Distribute Free Condoms on Campus

Thanks to Capital City AIDS Fund, the cart hands out condoms and safe-sex materials to college students.

Another HIV Outbreak Related to the Opioid Crisis

After the identification of 52 new HIV cases in a Massachusetts region, the state asks the CDC to help investigate.
The cover of HRC’s HIV-related guide

5 Ways Colleges and Universities Can Improve Their HIV Strategies

The HRC Foundation offers a (free!) “HIV 101” guide for students and educators.
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