AIDS

Counselors will be at the stores to answer questions about HIV prevention and treatment options, including PrEP, a medication that offers another effective means to reduce the risk of getting HIV.

Experts say doctors and patients alike should consider the importance of safe-sex education and testing for the virus among older people.

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved an injectable drug that helps prevent the spread of HIV. It only has to be taken once every eight weeks, compared to a daily oral pill.

Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo explained the state plans to expand access to HIV testing and treatment.

Housing instability has been a major issue facing many people living with HIV since the beginning of the epidemic.

The new strategy, which declares racism a “public health threat,” was released on the annual commemoration of World AIDS Day.

OneBlood’s Susan Forbes says the Orlando portion of the study housed in the LGBT+ Center still needs about 120 gay and bisexual men between the ages of 18 and 39 to enroll.

World AIDS Day is Wednesday and the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas and other counties are providing an opportunity for people to get free HIV tests.

The state received the highest award nationally from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help curb the spread of HIV.

The CDC's HIV surveillance report uses the most recent data, collected from 2015 to 2019. Hillsborough and Pinellas counties were identified as particular areas of concern nationally.