Maryland Matters3h
Bills to repeal ‘antiquated’ law criminalizing transfer of HIV sail through House, Senate
Legislation that would remove a criminal penalty for intentionally transferring HIV to another person sailed through both the ...
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...
Space.com15h
Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut John McFall has just become the first person with a physical disability to be ...
I spilled my secret – then my date told me to take off my clothes
In fact, my only frame of reference was from watching the falling AIDS tombstone adverts stating ‘Don’t Die of Ignorance’ or ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful ...
Harvard Medical School1d
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...
Smithsonian Magazine3d
The World’s First Astronaut With a Physical Disability Is Cleared for Long-Duration Space Missions
Paralympian John McFall has passed all the required medical exams and is now eligible for future travel to the ISS with the ...