On Sunday, October 13, AIDS Walk Los Angeles will mark its 40th year raising funds to support health programs fighting HIV and AIDS throughout Los Angeles County. Taking a cue from Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, the future-facing theme of this year’s AIDS Walk is “We’re Not Walking Back!”

Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released the 14th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report. This comprehensive report provides the latest statistics on cancer incidence, mortality, and survivorship. It also outlines how basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences—largely supported by federal investments in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—are crucial to improving health and saving lives.

Wednesday, September 18, marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2024 (#HIVandAging and #NHAAD). Thanks to advances in HIV treatment, people diagnosed with HIV who take their meds regularly are enjoying longer and healthier lives. In fact, more than half of people diagnosed with HIV in the United States are 50 or older. Some were diagnosed at a young age—or even born with HIV—and others contracted it later in life.

Adults who use the prescription drug metformin to treat their type 2 diabetes have a lower risk of developing long COVID or dying after a COVID-19 infection than people with diabetes who take other anti-diabetes medications, according to a large study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The...

As part of the U.S. government response to the current mpox outbreak, the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released an update on its priorities for mpox research. The NIAID mpox research agenda focuses on four key objectives: increasing knowledge about the...

This year, according to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 299,010 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the U.S. and 35,250 men will die from the disease. What’s more, the incidence of prostate cancer is about 70% higher in Black men than White men. However, nearly two-thirds of men aged 55–69 report that they are not being screened for prostate cancer. As a result, the rate of advanced stage prostate cancer diagnoses has increased after decades of decline.

Children infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can develop a rare, life-threatening complication called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). In MIS‑C, aberrant immune responses cause inflammation throughout the body. But it’s not clear how SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to MIS-C. To gain more insight, a team...

Adding high-dose vitamin D to standard chemotherapy did not improve overall outcomes for people with advanced colorectal cancer, though it may help a subset of patients, according to study findings presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (#ESMO2024) in Barcelona. Previous studies have suggested that higher levels of...

With the help of our Quick Tomato Sauce or even just a can of diced tomatoes, this flavorful soup couldn’t be any easier to whip together. The trick with this soup — and most soups — is how you layer ingredients to develop stronger, more well-rounded flavors. When you develop flavors in stages, there can be less need for additional salt at the end of cooking.

Three studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have encouraging implications for patients with breast cancer. Two studies focus on breastfeeding after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The studies found it was safe and feasible for young patients carrying specific genetic variations to breastfeed without raising their risk of a cancer recurrence or a cancer in the other breast, and that it was safe and feasible to breastfeed for patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer who conceived after a temporary interruption of endocrine therapy. The third study shows that a telephone-based coaching program can significantly increase physical activity in overweight patients, potentially improving their outcomes. The studies were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

After the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President J. Donald Trump on September 10, Taylor Swift endorsed Harris for the 2024 election on Instagram. Swift signed her endorsement as “Childless Cat Lady,” mocking Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance from Ohio, who went viral last month when a video resurfaced of him on Fox News joking that “childless cat ladies” lead the Democratic Party. Swift’s endorsement of Harris will engage large swaths of young voters concerned about LGBTQ and reproductive rights. Vance’s unserious engagement with memes about pets not only poses political costs, but it also poses serious threats to the public’s health.

Is HIV stigma finally decreasing in the United States? More Americans believe so, found the 2024 State of HIV Stigma report. “For the first time in five years, [the report] found a statistically significant decline of HIV stigma in the U.S., with 85% of Americans saying they believe HIV stigma exists, down from 89% in 2020,” according to a press release from LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD, which spearheaded the annual report in partnership with pharma giant Gilead Sciences’ Gilead COMPASS Initiative.

Today [September 12], the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announce a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the regulations implementing the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984. “All across...

Cardiovascular disease and stroke are among the leading causes of death among Latinos. To decrease stroke rates, improve stroke outcomes, highlight barriers to care and offer culturally relevant education, the American Stroke Association (ASA) launched the new Spanish language website DerrameCerebral.org. (Derrame cerebral is the Spanish term for “stroke.”)

Twice-yearly lenacapavir reduced the risk of HIV acquisition by 96% in a large study of gay and bisexual men and transgender and nonbinary people in seven countries, Gilead Sciences announced today. The Phase III PURPOSE 2 trial showed that lenacapavir pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), administered by subcutaneous injection once every six...

Ahead of the presidential election, New York City’s largest Medicaid Special Needs health plan, Amida Care, which specializes in comprehensive health coverage for people with HIV, launched “Let’s Vote! Let Our Voices Be Heard,” a video series highlighting the importance of voting, according to a news release.

A NIAID study revealed how some variants of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—could evolve. The researchers used cutting-edge technology to examine genes from SARS-CoV-2 in people with and without HIV who also had COVID-19, looking at the different copies of the virus in individuals over time. They found that people with advanced HIV—as defined by reduced numbers of immune cells called CD4+ T cells—had dozens of SARS-CoV-2 variants in their bodies, compared to just one major variant in most people without HIV and people with HIV who had higher numbers of CD4+ T cells.

When Vice President Kamala Harris walked across the debate stage Tuesday night to shake the hand of former President Donald Trump, it was the first time the two had met in person. But that was the rare collegial moment in a face-off otherwise marked by false and sometimes bizarre statements by the former president.

American Airlines, in collaboration with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), is launching its annual campaign to raise funds for innovative and life-saving cancer research and is inviting customers to contribute. The campaign kicked off with a powerful new public service announcement featuring actress, film producer and SU2C celebrity ambassador Rosario Dawson.

Monday, September 9, marks National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Awareness Day (#NAIRHHADay) 2024. This year is the 10th anniversary of the event. It is a chance to address HIV, AIDS and hepatitis B inequities among African immigrant communities in the United States and to advocate for resources and funding to create healthier communities.