On the Verge of Genocide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 23, 2013 "Militias in the Central African Republic are slitting children's throats, razing villages and throwing young men to the crocodiles" as malaria and AIDS wreak parallel horrors, The Guardian reported Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Child Born With HIV Still Shows No Sign of Infection

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 24, 2013 A child diagnosed with HIV at birth "is still showing no detectable levels of the virus in her blood, despite finishing antiretroviral treatment … 18 months ago," The Independent reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Machismo and Married Men Spread HIV in Mexico

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2013 Sexist behavior is nothing new in Mexico, but perhaps what some don’t realize is the effect it's had on female health as men refuse to use condoms, and women, fully dependent on their partners, are left without a choice. In the state of Chiapas, the most common way to contract HIV is from a lifelong partner or husband. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

HIV Sneaks Into Porn Industry

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 After the adult film industry lifted a ban on production, an AIDS advocacy group is claiming that the fourth porn actor in a month has contracted HIV. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America Keeps Swindling Students

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2013 The U.S. government is making college loans easier than ever to get, further ensuring the debt slavery of the nation's youth; it's possible the cure for AIDS is actually universal HIV screening; and, Craigslist has been accused time and again of killing newspapers, but is this argument valid? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

HIV Cure

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An AIDS-Free Generation: Dream or Future Reality?

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2012 The International AIDS Conference is making dangerously impossible promises about putting an end to the epidemic; the London Olympics' opening ceremonies included a unique tribute to free, universal health care; meanwhile, British graffiti artist Banksy has proved he will not be erased. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Americans Don’t Get About Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years and he predicts things will fall apart. Also: new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; one of the architects of financial deregulation wants a do-over; and sportswriter Mark Heisler goes out on a limb looking for answers. Dig deeper

What Americans Don’t Get About Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years and he predicts things will fall apart Also: new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; one of the architects of financial deregulation wants a do-over; and sportswriter Mark Heisler goes out on a limb looking for answerscom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Ed Girardet has been reporting from Afghanistan for 30 years; new infections of HIV among young, gay black men up by 48 percent; a financial deregulation do-over, and Penn State. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush and His Open Heart

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jul 27, 2012 This is a moment for all Americans to be proud of the single best thing George W. Bush did as president: launching an initiative to combat AIDS in Africa that has saved millions of lives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

AIDS Conference Excludes Many of Those Most Affected

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 25, 2012 The International AIDS Conference returned to the United States this week after a 22-year hiatus, thanks in part to President Obama’s lifting of a 1987 ban on entry into the country by people with HIV or AIDS. But sex workers and drug users, two groups most affected by the epidemic, remain shut out. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Condom Crackdown Subverts HIV Prevention Efforts

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 Women who carry around condoms -- including sex workers who use them to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases -- are being criminalized in cities across the United States, as police agencies view possession of prophylactics as evidence of prostitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )