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Out actor-television personality Jai Rodriguez has joined an HIV campaign that reaches out to black and Latino gay and bisexual men.
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced Friday it is changing its controversial policy for Truvada, the daily HIV prevention pill, "effective immediately.”
Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) celebrated the opening of its new office with an open house and ribbon-cutting on Monday, June 19, at its Edgewater location, 5537 N. Broadway.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a generic version of Truvada, Gilead Sciences of Foster City, California's blockbuster drug for HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which, when t
Randy Mitchell embraces the picturesque view of Chicago from a rooftop along North Halsted Street in the heart of Boystown. The city's skyline makes for memorable photos, with a Sunday Funday backdrop, as cocktails are p
Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced more than 3,600 people living with HIV in the city received vital services in the first year of new, innovative partnerships between CDPH, the Un
This month, Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) will move its offices to the Edgewater neighborhood, opening a co-located medical clinic operated by Howard Brown Health. The move returns TPAN to its former storefront loca
A Mexican man with an alleged 18.9 inch penis has shunned advice from medical experts who urge him to seek a reduction in his penis size.
A study in The Lancet suggests that young people taking the latest HIV drugs have a near-normal life expectancy.
He just wasn't feeling right last summer. Reeve Lazar was tired, lacked energy and his appetite had diminished. He dropped from 140 pounds to 125.
A Utah bill that would make it a criminal offense for a person not to disclose their HIV/AIDS status before engaging in any sexual activity has cleared a House committee.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a video on HIV prevention starring Alex Newell.
This year's AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, emphasizing the importance of unity and partnership in responding to health crises, will be held on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 1, at Chicago's Soldier Field.
Anthony Cozzi had a hunch, so he wasn't surprised. But no one ever wants to hear those heartbreaking three words: You Have Cancer.
The UIC Community Clinic Network (UCCN), which provides HIV primary care and mental health services to seven neighborhood clinics in the city, was selected to assume operations of the Chicago Department of Public Health'
Five years ago, Mark Johnson reluctantly went to a doctor because he was feeling ill, suffering from a variety of symptoms.
There's a moment during the Closing Ceremony of the annual Ride For AIDS Chicago that hits hard. Tears flow, emotions are on overload as some of the cyclists join with select members of the crew, and this small group lea
Out British singer Elton John on Monday vowed to help end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia.
Over the past two years, Howard Brown Health has seen a steep increase in new patients seeking care. Patient volume grew 25 percent in 2014 and 20 percent in 2015. And new patient trends have remained strong in 2016, off
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met with HIV and AIDS experts and advocates at her Brooklyn headquarters Thursday, where they discussed Clinton's commitment to tackling the epidemic and achieving an "AI
The Chicago House Board of Trustees on May 3 approved Scott Ammarell as the next Chief Executive Officer of the social service agency. Ammarell replaces Rev. Stan Sloan, who previously announced his resignation effective
Jeff Award-nominee and HIV+ director/producer Christopher Pazdernik returns with the second annual Chris' Birthday Belt-Fest, a benefit concert for Howard Brown Health on Monday, May 16, 8:00 p.m. at Uptown Underground,
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced earlier this week that two new cases of meningococcal meningitis have been identified in Chicago men.
Howard Brown Health, along with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), this week announced plans to expand Howard Brown's healthcare services to a clinic formerly operated by CDPH at 641 W. 63rd Street.