HIV/AIDS

New HIV cases on Long Island rose nearly 17% in 2021, the region with the highest increase in the state outside of New York City, according to the latest HIV/AIDS Surveillance report issued by the Department of Health on the eve of World AIDS Day, which every year falls on Dec. 1.

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day. Those lost to the disease are remembered at a special exhibition at Connecticut College in New London.

Longtime AIDS activist Shawn Lang died suddenly Sunday at the age of 65. Until last June, Lang served as the deputy director of AIDS Connecticut, where she had worked since the early 1990s.

As the number of new HIV cases in New York continues to fall, a report from the pharmaceutical company Merck has found that stigma toward the infection in…

Connecticut has seen fewer new HIV cases in recent years. That puts the state on par with New York, which announced it is on track to ending the AIDS…

New York State says it’s on track to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the state by 2020.Governor Andrew Cuomo says that the state saw its largest decrease in…

Connecticut minors are now able to obtain HIV prevention medication without parental consent. But keeping that secret from their parents might be a…

World AIDS Day is this Saturday, December 1, and this year marks its 30th anniversary. World AIDS Day is a chance for people around the world to unite in…

While some HIV testing kits sell for $25-50, one Long Island company is selling theirs for $5.Chembio Diagnotics of Medford sells HIV testing kits to…

Lawmakers worked toward a budget deal on Monday as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo indicated he’s making some concessions on the minimum wage.Governor…