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Tag: hiv aids

Magic Johnson announcing his HIV diagnosis in 1991 (Courtesy photo)
Posted inHealth

Thirty Years After Magic Johnson’s HIV Diagnosis, Medical Science Finds Reasons for Optimism

by Stacy M. Brown November 17, 2021December 21, 2021

At age 62 and three decades removed from the gut-punch of his HIV revelation, Magic Johnson remains not only healthy but has established himself as one of the world’s most successful businessmen and an ambassador for HIV/AIDS.

Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

NEWELLS: Tell CMS — More Pills, Less Effective Treatments Aren’t the Answer

by WI Guest Author October 28, 2020December 21, 2021
Chadwick Boseman
Posted inUncategorized

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Rest in Power

by WI Guest Author September 9, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inHealth

World AIDS 2019 Message: Get Tested, Know Status

by WI Guest Author December 4, 2019December 21, 2021
Muriel Bowser
Posted inHealth

Bowser Releases Annual HIV, STD, Hepatitis and TB Statistics

by WI Guest Author September 4, 2019December 21, 2021
Mike Pence
Posted inHealth

Trump Admin to Extend HIV/AIDS Program

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer December 5, 2018October 31, 2020
D.C. Councilman Vincent Gray, Walk Grand Marshall Jim Obergefell, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Whitman-Walker Executive Director Don Blanchon and Bishop Allyson Abrams of Empowerment Liberation Cathedral hold the "We Can See the Finish Line" banner at the 2017 Walk & 5K to End HIV. (Photo by Edward Le Poulin)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Health

D.C. Rolls Up Its Sleeves in Battle Against AIDS

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor November 28, 2018October 31, 2020
D.C. still leads the nation in HIV diagnoses. (Courtesy of MSF Access Campaign)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, Editor's Column, Opinion

EDITOR’S COLUMN: HIV/AIDS Alive and Well? Yes! Curtailed, Eradicated, Cured? Not on Your Life!

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor November 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Physician Mary Degezia answers questions about HIV testing and STD prevention during the second annual National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at America's Islamic Heritage Museum in Southeast on Aug. 26. (Sheena Foster)
Posted inFaith, Health, Religion

Faith Communities Celebrate HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

by WI Guest Author August 29, 2018October 31, 2020
Members of the Latina transgender community in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of the D.C. Department of Health)
Posted inHealth

D.C. Launches Campaign to Promote HIV Pill

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer May 9, 2018October 31, 2020

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