Health :: HIV/AIDS

'A Quilt for David' - Steven Reigns' true crime poetry

'A Quilt for David' - Steven Reigns' true crime poetry

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Jul 19, 2022

Steven Reigns, a Los Angeles-based writer who was the first official Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, blends literary genres to stunning effect in his spare and powerful new work, "A Quilt for David."

Going viral: microbiologist Joseph Osmundson's 'Virology'

Going viral: microbiologist Joseph Osmundson's 'Virology'

  • by Mark William Norby
  • May 31, 2022

Joseph Osmundson's new book establishes itself as a unique and singular archive of COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, queer theory, sociopolitical criticism, and a record of the viruses that are present in our guts, on our skin, and in our blood.

Mayor's budget to add $3M for SF HIV services

Mayor's budget to add $3M for SF HIV services

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • May 26, 2022

San Francisco Mayor London Breed will include a $3 million increase for HIV services in her two-year budget she is set to release June 1.

SF DocFest 21's queer winners you won't want to miss

SF DocFest 21's queer winners you won't want to miss

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • May 24, 2022

The 21st San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest) is returning from June 1-12 and will involve a hybrid presentation of virtual screenings and live presentations, shown at the Roxie Theater. Most of the latter will also include in-person Q&As.

Gran Fury's glory: Jack Lowery discusses his book, 'It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic'

Gran Fury's glory: Jack Lowery discusses his book, 'It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic'

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • May 3, 2022

In 'It Was Vulgar & It Was Beautiful: How AIDS Activists Used Art to Fight a Pandemic,' author Jack Lowery fully explores the history of Gran Fury, the ACT UP activist-artist collective that cleverly incorporated advertising styled messaging.

'PrEP Play, or Blue Parachute' - strong medicine needs more regimen

'PrEP Play, or Blue Parachute' - strong medicine needs more regimen

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Apr 19, 2022

The complexities of the generation gap between gay men who grew up in the AIDS epidemic and those who came-of-age with tenofovir pills are explored in 'PrEp Play, or Blue Parachute,' now in a world premiere at NCTC.

SF rally planned for HIV/AIDS support

SF rally planned for HIV/AIDS support

  • by Eric Burkett
  • Mar 16, 2022

Concerned that San Francisco's historic focus on HIV/AIDS services and care have been diminished, several advocacy groups are planning a rally and die-in at City Hall on Monday, March 21.

Docs discuss case of 3rd person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

Docs discuss case of 3rd person cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Feb 23, 2022

A woman in New York City who has no detectable HIV after undergoing a new type of stem cell transplant may represent another rare cure, researchers reported February 15 at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

LGBTQ Agenda: Counterfeiting ring sold fake Biktarvy, Descovy, Gilead says

LGBTQ Agenda: Counterfeiting ring sold fake Biktarvy, Descovy, Gilead says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Feb 1, 2022

Gilead Sciences Inc. published a checklist so that folks can ensure that they are taking actual pills of Biktarvy or Descovy.

New SFAF CEO breaks barriers

New SFAF CEO breaks barriers

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jan 4, 2022

Tyler TerMeer, Ph.D., starts as the second HIV-positive and first Black CEO of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation on February 14, the agency announced Tuesday.

FDA approves long-acting injectable PrEP

FDA approves long-acting injectable PrEP

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Dec 21, 2021

The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Apretude (extended-release cabotegravir), the first long-acting injectable option for HIV prevention.

Hidden Mercy: untold stories of Catholic care in the AIDS epidemic

Hidden Mercy: untold stories of Catholic care in the AIDS epidemic

  • by Brian Bromberger
  • Dec 14, 2021

Even before its publication, gay Catholic journalist Michael O'Loughlin's book 'Hidden Mercy,' about the ministry of Catholics during the height of the AIDS crisis, has generated publicity via his open letter to Pope Francis.

HIV inequity persists at home and abroad

HIV inequity persists at home and abroad

  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Dec 1, 2021

Despite overall progress in reducing HIV among men who have sex with men, Black and Latino gay and bisexual men are not seeing the same improvements as white men.

Lee introduces bill to end bias based on HIV status

Lee introduces bill to end bias based on HIV status

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Dec 1, 2021

Congressmember Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) introduced a bill alongside a Republican colleague on World AIDS Day to facilitate a review of federal and state laws to determine how they discriminate against HIV-positive people.