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HIV and AIDS written in chalk
Give Young People the Sex Education They Deserve
PrEP Has an Uncertain Future Among Youth
FDA Approves Truvada as PrEP for Adolescents at Risk for HIV

Uninsured Young Black Gay & Bi Men See Delays in Getting PrEP

Relying on Gilead’s payment assistance program to pay for Truvada delayed their first dose by an additional 16 days.
Chidera Ejikeme

Meet the Teen Researcher Working to Create an HIV Vaccine

“Young researchers such as myself…can provide a new perspective and contribute to the conversation for a cure,” says Chidera Ejikeme.

Missing the Mark

Christine Soyong Harley, CEO of the U.S. Sexuality Information and Education Council, urges schools to address HIV.

Opinion: Housing Is Harm Reduction for Homeless Youth

It’s a lot easier to fight addiction when you have a stable place to live.
Kimberlynn Mai is a high school student studying HIV

What’s It Like Being a Teenage HIV Researcher?

Meet Kimberlynn Mai. She studies the development of integrase inhibitors.
The Ryan White State Historical Marker in Hamilton County, Indiana

Ryan White State Historical Marker Unveiled in Indiana [VIDEO]

A teenager when he died in 1990, White had become a world-famous AIDS activist.
Michael Johnson

How Is Michael Johnson Adjusting to Life on the Outside?

Released from prison 25 years early, the former college wrestler had been sentenced for failing to disclose his HIV.

As Kids Born With HIV Grow Up, Adherence to Treatment Gets Hard

A long-term study sought to determine which factors help predict low adherence among young people with the virus.
NMAC executive director Paul Kawata speaks at USCA 2017 in Washington, DC.

216 Scholarships Awarded for the 2019 U.S. Conference on AIDS

Who got what and why? NMAC’s Paul Kawata addresses criticism and breaks down the data.
Andrew Ngo

How I Worked on the Cure for HIV Before Getting Into College

A guest blog post by Andrew Ngo, age 18.

Young Gay & Bi Men’s Condom-Use Patterns Evolve as They Age

Researchers in an ongoing study are analyzing condom use among men who have sex with men in Chicago.

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Can an App Help Young Gay Black Men Living With HIV Take Their Meds?

A $3.5 million grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago will help researchers find out.

National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day is a day to educate public about impact of HIV and AIDS on youth.

U.S. Revises Pediatric HIV Treatment Guidelines

Changes include new information about risks associated with dolutegravir during pregnancy and removal of older drugs owing to toxicities.
Lexi is an advocate from Michigan

A High Schooler’s Perspective (and Advice!) on Transgender Advocacy

April 18 marks National Transgender HIV Testing Day.

Arizona Repeals “No Promo Homo” Law That Hindered HIV Education

The anti-LGBT law barred students from getting medically accurate information about safe sex.
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