AIDS

The number of people testing positive for HIV is on the decline nationally and across Texas, but not in Bexar County. Robin Gonzales is getting tested for…

San Antonio physicians are being alerted about a rapidly growing cluster of new HIV cases. These infections are being monitored by the Centers for Disease…

African-American women are more likely to be infected with HIV than other women. So the District of Columbia is launching an effort to inform them about PrEP, medication that can reduce their risk.

Despite progress against the disease, roughly 2 million people are infected with the virus every year.

It sounds too good to be true: a pill that’s more than 90 percent effective in preventing HIV infection. That drug exists. But price, stigma and ignorance…

Every year in Bexar County, more than 350 people are newly-diagnosed with HIV. While better medicines have created longer life spans for people infected…

The AIDS epidemic has killed 35 million people. 1.2 million Americans are living with it right now, and 50,000 are infected each year in this country. The…

San Antonio scientists are on the front line of the battle to create a vaccine to prevent AIDS infections. No vaccine exists now. The enemy is well-known,…

You can hear their stories in a series of videos — and listen to their youth-oriented coverage of the International AIDS Conference.

The port city is hosting the International AIDS conference for a second time. NPR's Jason Beaubien tells NPR's Lynn Neary that much progress has been made in combating AIDS, but more needs to be done.