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Why are so many Indigenous Panamanians contracting HIV — and dying of AIDS?

Adam Williams

The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one Indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate.

Ricky Martin performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. On Monday, he will headline the sold-out annual World AIDS Day concert at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. World AIDS Day is Sunday, December 1.

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Ricky Martin headlines sold-out World AIDS Day concert at UM

WLRN News Staff

The concert will be held at the Watsco Center at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. World AIDS Day is Sunday, December 1.

Still from Ira Sachs's film <em>Last Address. </em>

Black artists have always led AIDS activism. This tribute wants to give them credit

Allyson McCabe

Activist Pamela Sneed says this year's walk will honor Black artists' contributions that have been erased from AIDS narratives.

Magic Johnson sits in a red overstuffed chair. He is laughing.

South Florida seeing an uptick in HIV diagnoses among people 50 and older

Verónica Zaragovia

Miami Dade and Palm Beach are two of the counties in Florida seeing increases in the rates of people 50 and older who are testing positive for HIV. Experts say doctors and patients alike should consider the importance of safe sex education and testing for the virus among older people, too.

Parkland shooter trial, Florida Sen. Taddeo’s bid for governor, and misinformation during AIDS and COVID

Leslie Ovalle Atkinson

The confessed Parkland shooter pleads guilty. State Senator Annette Taddeo announces her run for governor and a new exhibit looks at misinformation during the AIDS crisis in the '80s and COVID now.

Many survivors of climate-driven disasters, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires, struggle for months or even years to repair their homes or find new stable housing. Poor people are less likely to get some type of basic housing assistance from the federal government.

Why FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most

Rebecca Hersher

The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem.

Dr. Lawrence Mass, who wrote the first article about AIDS in a U.S. publication, points to South Africa when reflecting on the legacy of AIDS denialism. The legacy, he says, is "the death — the preventable unnecessary deaths — of more of 330,000 people" there.

Skepticism Of Science In A Pandemic Isn't New. It Helped Fuel The AIDS Crisis

Ryan Benk

It's been 40 years since the first U.S. AIDS cases were were reported, and some who experienced the early years of the crisis say the effects of denialism then have carried into the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide

Susan Brink

At the international AIDS conference last week — held virtually — concerns were shared about the impact of the novel coronavirus on efforts to fight AIDS.

FIU Researcher Looks Into COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts On Older People Living With HIV

Alexander Gonzalez

A South Florida researcher is looking into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older people living with HIV.“We took advantage of this to able to ask…

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'Rick Scott Fueled The Epidemic': How FL Said No To $70M In HIV Prevention

Chris Remington

South Florida has among the highest number of new HIV cases in the country. A 2016 report from the CDC found Miami had 46 cases per 100,000 people and Ft.…

HHS Secretary Alex Azar at a White House roundtable discussion of health care prices in January. Azar tells NPR his office is now in "active negotiations and discussion" with drugmakers on how to make HIV prevention medicines more available and "cost-effective."

How HHS Secretary Reconciles Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Stopping The Spread Of HIV

Ari Shapiro

As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR.

ACT UP demonstrators shout and carry posters outside the 1992 Republican National Convention.

'Kinder Gentler Indifference': Activists Challenge George H.W. Bush's Record On AIDS

Camila Domonoske

The AIDS epidemic was a full-blown crisis during the presidency of George H.W. Bush. While his rhetoric was softer than that of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan, advocates say his actions fell short.