HIV Testing

6-13-2017The core message for National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is the importance of knowing your HIV status and getting an HIV test on a routine basis if you meet certain…

6-2-2017Each year, National HIV Testing Day is an opportunity to reflect on my journey as a Black, gay man, living healthy with HIV. Simply because, getting that HIV t…

5-30-2017AIDS.gov serves our readers in part by supporting their communication with their target audiences about the importance of knowing one’s HIV status. One exampl…

5-15-2017It’s important to share your status with your sex and needle-sharing partners. Whether you tell others is your decision.

2-24-2017This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted three draft research plans on topics related to HIV prevention and screening and is inviting public co…

11-14-2016Hispanics/Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV. In 2014, 23% of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States were among Hispanics/Latinos, who represent…

10-24-2016The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken the unprecedented step of producing a music video to educate gay men about the many HIV preventio…

10-11-2016Editor's Note: Today is the 28th annual National Coming Out Day—a time to celebrate the LGBTQ community. Being out can have important benefits for people's p…

9-27-2016In the years we have been writing about National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, there has often been good news tempered by bad news. This year is no di…

6-28-2016Editor's Note: For National HIV Testing Day, 5 people shared with us inspiring stories of living healthy - with HIV or by managing their HIV risk. Each of their…