/tags/hiv HIV en-US Copyright Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-08-22/researchers-have-new-hope-hiv-vaccine The nature of HIV has made it difficult to develop a vaccine against the virus. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-08-22/researchers-have-new-hope-hiv-vaccine /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-01-09/researchers-closer-cure-hiv It was 1981 when five patients in California developed symptoms of a mysterious disease. The virus that causes AIDS was identified a few years later. But a cure has been elusive. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-01-09/researchers-closer-cure-hiv /health/2022-02-21/national-black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-free-testing-cincinnati-freedom-center The event at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will have a separate, private section for anyone who gets a positive diagnosis. A health navigator will talk through the test results and help connect each person with resources. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT /health/2022-02-21/national-black-hiv-aids-awareness-day-free-testing-cincinnati-freedom-center Becca Costello /show/cincinnati-edition/2021-12-01/push-change-ohio-laws-hiv A group of doctors and advocates says Ohio should follow the lead of nine other states and modernize its laws about HIV disclosure. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2021-12-01/push-change-ohio-laws-hiv /health/2020-02-16/5-years-after-indianas-historic-hiv-outbreak-many-rural-places-remain-at-risk Fewer than a third of the 220 counties deemed by the federal government as vulnerable to similar outbreaks have active syringe exchange programs which can stop the spread of the infection. Sun, 16 Feb 2020 12:00:30 GMT /health/2020-02-16/5-years-after-indianas-historic-hiv-outbreak-many-rural-places-remain-at-risk Laura Ungar /news-from-npr/2020-01-22/some-push-to-change-state-laws-that-require-hiv-disclosure-to-sexual-partners In more than 30 states, it is illegal for someone with HIV to have sex without first disclosing their status. Some are now trying to change that, arguing that those laws endanger public health. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:00:09 GMT /news-from-npr/2020-01-22/some-push-to-change-state-laws-that-require-hiv-disclosure-to-sexual-partners Paige Pfleger /local-news/2019-09-23/how-re-engineering-hiv-patients-blood-may-lead-to-a-cure Gene editing, or the process of making specific changes to DNA, is already helping cancer patients and people with certain inherited diseases. The… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-09-23/how-re-engineering-hiv-patients-blood-may-lead-to-a-cure Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-08-01/hiv-numbers-continue-to-climb-locally The Hamilton County Health Commissioner says he has a plan to reduce the number of drug-injected HIV cases following increases from 2018 to 2019.Dr. Tim… Thu, 01 Aug 2019 22:07:28 GMT /local-news/2019-08-01/hiv-numbers-continue-to-climb-locally Ann Thompson /health/2019-02-11/reducing-the-stigma-of-hiv-aids-among-african-americans In 2016, African Americans accounted for 44% of HIV diagnoses, despite making up just 12% of the U.S. population. There is still a major stigma around the… Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT /health/2019-02-11/reducing-the-stigma-of-hiv-aids-among-african-americans Michael Monks /local-news/2018-11-01/cdc-studying-local-hiv-data-to-help-prevent-new-cases Eight investigators from the Centers for Disease Control are in Greater Cincinnati for the next several weeks trying to determine similarities in HIV… Thu, 01 Nov 2018 20:17:40 GMT /local-news/2018-11-01/cdc-studying-local-hiv-data-to-help-prevent-new-cases Ann Thompson