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House Bill 3377 was authored by freshman state Rep. Venton Jones, the Legislature’s first openly HIV-positive member. It’s received overwhelming public and bipartisan support.

World news is hitting close to home for those living with HIV in San Antonio after researchers announced a 53-year-old man had been cured in Germany.

San Antonio Metro Health hosted “Walk to Remember” to honor those who have lost their life to an AIDS-related illness.

A student at a military college who sued top Pentagon officials after he was deemed unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV has settled his lawsuit and plans to pursue his dream of becoming an Army officer.

Hard-won progress against HIV has stalled, putting millions of lives at risk.

French researcher Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus and more recently spread false claims about the coronavirus, has died at age 89.

Scientists have found a previously unrecognized variant of HIV that's more virulent than usual and has quietly spread in the Netherlands for the past few decades.

UT Health is seeking healthy volunteers who are passionate about contributing to the science of developing an HIV vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson says its potential HIV vaccine did not provide protection against the virus in a study of young women in sub-Saharan Africa.

The year 2020 saw welcome growth in racial diversity of LBGTQ characters in films released by major studios, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

People living with HIV may be more likely to contract, be hospitalized, and die of Covid-19, study says

Sian Elmore, health program manager with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District gives an update on the Metro Health STD/HIV program, which is open and ready to provide educational services.

SAN ANTONIO – Brief 15- to 60-second videos serve as a window into people’s lives on TikTok. However, one San Antonio woman is using her account to show users that it’s possible to live a healthy life with HIV. More than 28,000 people follow Janeli Saucedo Castrejana on TikTok for new content related to HIV. “We started dating, and he told me upfront that he was HIV positive,” Saucedo Castrejana said. I feel like there’s power in sharing experiences.”On her TikTok account, Saucedo Castrejana shares important information and makes it relatable.

Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. COVID CLAIM: Boyle says the coronavirus is a genetically engineered bioweapon that escaped from a high-level lab in Wuhan, China. COVID CLAIM: Nikulin argues the U.S. created the virus and used it to attack China. He first voiced the belief in a Jan. 20, 2020, story by Zvezda, a state media outlet tied to the Russian military. EVIDENCE: There is no evidence that the U.S. created the virus or used it as a weapon to attack Iran.

Results so far suggest that the drug, cabotegravir, was 89% more effective at preventing HIV infection than Truvada pills, although both reduce that risk. The results mirror those announced earlier this year from a similar study testing the shots versus the daily pills in gay men. It promises HIV prevention help to young women, “those who need it the most,” he said. There were more side effects, mostly nausea, with the daily pills. “People need choices for HIV prevention,” and this gives a new option, Warren said in a statement.

Four years ago, the United Nations set goals for limiting HIV infections and improving treatment by the end of 2020, and all will be missed because the coronavirus pandemic is hurting access to care, the report concludes. Here are highlights from the report:INFECTIONSAbout 1.7 million new HIV infections occurred in 2019 down 23% since 2010 but far short of the 75% reduction goal. Were still seeing 150,000 kids being newly infected with HIV each year.In sub-Saharan Africa, girls and young women make up 10% of the population but account for 25% of new HIV infections. It breaks my heart that 4,500 girls, young women, were being infected every week in Africa every week! Were very, very worried, profoundly worried, about COVID-19 harming patients and efforts to curb the HIV, she said.

Loving In Fear: Confronting Domestic ViolenceAs part of her recovery, she started an organization called We SPEAK on Purpose. So we, on purpose, go out and speak about family violence survival, we talk about mental health and we talk about HIV." Metro Health Violence Prevention Manager Jenny Hixon said all of these health issues are interconnected. “We know that people who are HIV positive — that disclosure in and of itself can lead to a violent episode. Doctors identifying teen abuse victims through series of questions"This isn't just about intervention; it's about prevention, too.

As part of KSAT’s South Texas Pride series, BEAT AIDS showed how easy it is to take an HIV test and what you should do once you know your results. How easy is it to take an HIV test? Several organizations in Bexar County, including the Metropolitan Health District, BEAT AIDS and the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, offer HIV testing for free or at a low cost. “Don't have any embarrassment, get treated, get with a medical provider.”If your test results are negative, experts say you should seek preventative measures. Eradicating the virusSan Antonio and Bexar County joined the Fast-Track Cities Initiative last December in an effort to end HIV as a public health threat by 2030.

SAN ANTONIO – Gary Jones is HIV-positive, with a positive disposition on life. Diagnosed with HIV in 2000, he opens up about living with the disease. About 82,745 Texans are living with HIV. Some 78 percent of them are male.