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 1.      CDC Publishes 2024 National HIV Data https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/whats-new/2024-hiv-surveillance-data.html

 

 

 

 

2.      ACTION ALERT: RFK Jr. Fires Two USPSTF Experts, Further Threatening Preventive Care Services https://www.poz.com/article/action-alert-rfk-jr-fires-two-uspstf-experts-threatening-preventive-care-services-prep4all-hiv-cancer-diabetes

 

 

 

 

3.      HIV prevention and treatment services faltering, warns UNAIDS https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167515

 

 

 

 

4.      Can Gene Therapy Control HIV? Steven Deeks, M.D., Explains the Science—and the Caveats https://www.thebodypro.com/hiv/gene-therapy-car-t-hiv-cure-research-deeks-2026

 

 

 

 

5.      A moment that changed me: My diagnosis seemed like a death sentence – how have I survived for another 40 years? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/20/a-moment-that-changed-me-hiv-diagnosis-survived-40-years

 

 

 

 

6.      Emory University joins national coalition to advance HIV services in community pharmacies https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2026/05/18/rx-change-hiv-prevention/

 

 

 

 

7.      National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2026 https://www.poz.com/article/national-asian-pacific-islander-hivaids-awareness-day-2026-apimay19

 

 

 

 

8.      HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2026: African research leading the charge https://www.iavi.org/features/hiv-vaccine-awareness-day-2026-african-research-leading-the-charge/

 

 

 

 

9.      Global study of HIV variants underscores challenges for vaccine development https://www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/news/global-study-of-hiv-variants

 

 

 

 

10.  Investing in HIV and Cancer Treatments Fuels the Economy With Trillions of Dollars https://www.poz.com/article/investing-hiv-cancer-treatments-fuels-economy-trillions-dollars

 

 

 

 

11.  2026 Hepatitis Awareness Month https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/director-letters/2026-hepatitis-awareness.html

 

 

 

 

 

12.  How to assess HIV prevention trials—and design better ones    https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/how-to-assess-hiv-prevention-trials-and-design-better-ones/

 

 

 

 

13.  New Data Help Us Understand How HIV Discrimination Can Lead to Loss of Viral Suppression https://www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-stigma-discrimination-viral-suppression-stimulant-tobacco-use-may-2026

 

 

 

 

14.  GMHC co-founder reflects on "truly groundbreaking" HIV/AIDS education effort https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/gmhc-co-founder-reflects-on-truly-groundbreaking-hivaids-education-effort/

 

 

 

 

15.  What Should Become of the CDC? https://www.thebody.com/hiv/cdc-hiv-disarray-experts-how-to-fix

 

 

 

 

16.  Greater risk of schizophrenia among people with HIV – especially those who inject drugs https://www.aidsmap.com/news/may-2026/greater-risk-schizophrenia-among-people-hiv-especially-those-who-inject-drugs

 

 

 

 

17.  Grant funding cut for HIV/AIDS care in Chicago https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-d7n7gxnx69u2fnaw

 

 

 

 

18.  Military Ban on HIV-Positive Recruits Gets Full Appellate Review https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/military-ban-on-hiv-positive-recruits-gets-full-appellate-review

 

 

 

 

19.  Sharing is caring: HIV prevention pills are being shared in PrEP ‘stokvels’ https://health-e.org.za/2026/05/13/sharing-is-caring-hiv-prevention-pills-are-being-shared-in-prep-stokvels/

 

 

 

 

20.  WHO issues first recommendation on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent sexually transmitted infections https://hq_globaltuberculosisprogramme.cmail20.com/t/d-e-gudwhy-ihkktihhw-i/

 

 

1.      Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years? https://www.advocate.com/health/breakthrough-for-possible-hiv-cure

 

 

 

 

2.      New Wellness Center Provides Crucial HIV and STI Services in Long Beach https://www.aidshealth.org/2026/05/new-wellness-center-provides-crucial-hiv-and-sti-services-in-long-beach/

 

 

 

 

3.      Higher STI Prevalence Linked to HIV PrEP Use in MSM https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/msm-sti-risk-prep-use/

 

 

 

 

4.      DoxyPEP Effectiveness Against Gonorrhea Is Declining https://www.poz.com/article/doxypep-effectiveness-against-gonorrhea-declining

 

 

 

 

5.      Transgender health in Australia: HIV drops by 94% as PrEP increases over 10 years https://i-base.info/htb/53800

 

 

 

 

6.      Limited drug resistance after doxyPEP but inequitable access: uptake of 4CMenB vaccine https://i-base.info/htb/53891

 

 

 

 

7.      Healthcare Insurer Questioned on Diverting HIV, Hepatitis Copay Assistance https://www.poz.com/article/healthcare-insurer-questioned-diverting-hiv-hepatitis-copay-assistance

 

 

 

 

8.      Why claim HIV is 'now curable' misrepresents research https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hiv-curable-research/

 

 

 

 

9.      British Columbia study underscores the importance of the shingles vaccine for people with HIV https://www.catie.ca/catie-news/british-columbia-study-underscores-the-importance-of-the-shingles-vaccine-for-people

 

 

 

 

10. Indiana Ends Statewide HIV, Hepatitis C Program Following Federal Funding Cuts https://www.poz.com/article/indiana-ends-statewide-hiv-hepatitis-c-program-following-federal-funding-cuts

11. Bangor public health director reflects on conditions that escalated Maine HIV outbreak https://apnews.com/article/bangor-hiv-outbreak-homelessness-drug-use-98f92a3cddee641bd0bb4de039863ac8

12. HIV and Infant Feeding: What U.S. Providers Need to Know, From Guidelines to Practice https://www.thebodypro.com/hiv/infant-feeding-primer-hiv-clinical-care

 1.      Texas Has Learned from Florida: Canceled Meetings Equal Cut HIV Funding https://www.poz.com/blog/florida-Warns-texas-canceled-meetings-cut-hiv-funding

 

 

 

 

2.      World's biggest condom maker set to raise prices due to Iran war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy71zj1381po

 

 

 

 

3.      RIP Loreen Willenberg, Who Gave Her HIV-Proof Body to Science and Her Heart to the Community https://www.thebody.com/news/hiv/loreen-willenberg-remembrance-hiv-elite-controller-nonprogressor

 

 

 

 

4.      Best Supporting Actors: Other Immune Cells Shaping the Future of HIV Research https://www.amfar.org/news/best-supporting-actors-other-immune-cells-shaping-the-future-of-hiv-research/

 

 

 

 

5.      Canadian Man Appears to be Cured of HIV https://www.poz.com/article/canadian-man-appears-cured-hiv

 

 

 

 

6.      The path to an AIDS cure is rare and brutal https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-path-to-an-aids-cure-is-rare-and-brutal/

 

 

 

 

7.      A Common Diabetes Drug May Hold the Key to Stopping HIV From Coming Back https://scitechdaily.com/a-common-diabetes-drug-may-hold-the-key-to-stopping-hiv-from-coming-back/

 

 

 

 

8.      Doctors Can Refuse to Treat LGBTQ People in Several States. How Does This Affect Patients? https://www.poz.com/article/doctors-can-refuse-treat-lgbtq-people-several-states-affect-patients

 

 

 

 

9.      Gilead stockholders: Demand Gilead sell HIV prevention drug to those who need it https://prezly.msf.org.uk/gilead-stockholders-demand-gilead-sell-hiv-prevention-drug-to-those-who-need-it

 

 

 

 

10. Brazil, Bahamas Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission of HIV https://www.idse.net/HIV-AIDS/Article/04-26/HIV-Brazil-Bahamas-Eliminate-Mother-to-Child-Transmission/80424

11. A New Study on HIV, Hypertension, and Pregnancy Is About a Lot More Than It Seems https://www.thebodypro.com/hiv/pregnancy-hypertension-weight-dolutegravir-hiv-april-2026

12. Report Finds Widespread Confusion on No-Cost Coverage of PrEP to Prevent HIV https://www.poz.com/article/report-finds-widespread-confusion-nocost-coverage-prep-prevent-hiv

13. New PEPFAR Data Reveal a Prevention Crisis Beneath the Surface https://avac.org/blog/global-health-watch-issue65/

14. FDA Will Review Gilead’s HIV BIC/LEN Combination Treatment https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-will-review-gilead-s-hiv-bic-len-combination

15. Demetre Daskalakis: Great HIV Care Is an Act of Resistance https://www.thebodypro.com/podcast/hiv/future-hiv-care-demetre-daskalakis-april-2026

16. Vaccine strategy induces broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126134

17. Trump Cuts Threaten to Halt Two Decades of HIV Vaccine Research https://www.theassemblync.com/news/education/higher-education/trump-cuts-threaten-two-decades-duke-hiv-vaccine-research/