HIV

Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV infections in the United States. Medicines like PrEP can prevent HIV, but without insurance, it's hard to find, and afford.

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

A phase one human trial of an mRNA HIV vaccine will soon begin in San Antonio.

The program was considering a waitlist to help cut costs after it faced a $100 million budget shortfall.

A software glitch concealed $35 million in HIV drug costs to program administrators.

The state-run Texas HIV Medication Program has asked the legislature for more than $100 million over the next two fiscal years, without which administrators say they’ll be forced to limit eligibility in Texas.

Health officials and aid workers from the U.S. and Mexico want to find out how many asylum seekers at the border are living with HIV. A delegation made up…

Every day, as many as 500 babies in sub-Saharan Africa are born with HIV. A study out of Botswana finds that if newborns are given treatment right away, the virus becomes almost undetectable.

From Texas Standard: This week, several federal officials, including the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, met with health...

The medication is very effective, but there's concern it might cause birth defects if taken by a pregnant woman. Different countries address that issue in very different ways.