A study finds promising results on a new HIV prevention drug that's injected just twice a year. In the meantime, here's everything to know about HIV testing. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, ...

You cannot get HIV from kissing someone unless both parties have gaping mouth sores that may transfer blood. The most high-risk activities for HIV transmission are sex, anal sex, and sharing needles.

(KUTV) — “Getting to Zero” is a collaborative initiative among HIV medical providers, community-based organizations, and state and local health departments that aims to reduce new HIV infections and ...

Patients who have been "functionally cured" of HIV underwent incredibly risky procedures. For most people, though, HIV is no ...

You may have heard about Descovy (des-ko'-vee), a medicine approved by the FDA in 2015. Descovy is approved to treat HIV. It can also help prevent people from getting HIV through sex. People with HIV ...

A couple of years ago, Matthew Hurley got the kind of text people fear. It said: "When was the last time you were STD tested?" Someone Hurley had recently had unprotected sex with had just tested ...

More New Yorkers were diagnosed with HIV in 2023 than in 2022, according to the city health department's latest annual report on the virus. But public health officials said that doesn’t mean the virus ...

This story is featured in the July/August 2025 issue of ESSENCE. Rae Lewis-Thornton was diagnosed with HIV when she was 24. The year was 1987, a time when the epidemic was accelerating at an alarming ...