A salon owner who performs “Vampire facials” has been indicted on two dozen counts after clients contracted HIV. Maria Ramos de Ruiz, 59, is the former VIP Beauty Salon and Spa owner in New Mexico. Her spa offered various services, including the trendy “Vampire Facial,” which pulls blood from a …
Read More »Dr. Anthony Fauci Awarded $1 Million Israeli Prize For Leadership In Public Health
Dr. Anthony Fauci was awarded a $1 million Dan David Prize for his leadership in HIV/AIDS research and relief, advocacy of COVID-19 vaccines, and defending science. “As the COVID-19 pandemic unraveled. [Fauci] leveraged his considerable communication skills to address people gripped by fear and anxiety and worked relentlessly to inform …
Read More »First Person Cured Of HIV Dies Following Bone Marrow Transplant
The first person to ever be cured of HIV has died. Berlin HIV patient #TimothyRayBrown was given a bone marrow transplant back in 2007 from a donor who was naturally resistant to HIV, BBC reports. After the operation, Brown no longer needed anti-viral drugs, and he remained clear of the …
Read More »Summer Walker Faces Backlash Over HIV Comment; Accused of Furthering HIV Stigma
Summer Walker is back in hot water with fans, this time, for the way she responded to her laptop being stolen.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At some point during a flight to Los Angeles, the singer’s laptop was taken by an unknown assailant. Summer took to her Instagram story to lash at the thief. …
Read More »Researchers Discover New HIV Strain, The First Discovered In Almost 20 Years
According to USA Today, researchers have found a new strain of HIV after almost 20 years. A new study published on Wednesday, [Nov. 7] by a peer-reviewed Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes revealed the first new strain of HIV since its classification in 2000. The researchers that confirmed this …
Read More »Trump Claims He Will End AIDS Epidemic And Cure Pediatric Cancer “Very Shortly”
Donald Trump has officially kicked off his 2020 campaign by making big claims while traveling around the country. On Thursday, the celebrity-in-chief told a crowd of supporters gathered at a rally at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati that he will cure pediatric cancer and eradicate AIDS if he is …
Read More »Sydney Man Contracts HIV Despite Taking Preventative Drug PrEP: “I Was In Complete Shock”
A man from Sydney, Australia has contracted HIV despite being on the preventative medication PrEP. Steven Spencer is one of the first users of PrEP in Australia and has been a longtime advocate and user of the pill for six years. But, the 27-year-old has possibly become the seventh man …
Read More »London Man Is The Second HIV Patient Cured Of The Virus After Stem Cell Transplant
A London man has been free of HIV for 18 months after a stem cell transplant, which is now the second success to include the “Berlin patient,” doctors say. The therapy was previously used for Timothy Ray Brown, a U.S. man that was treated using the transplant in Germany in …
Read More »Son Confronts His Father Who Injected Him With HIV As An Infant
“Badger” Jackson was just 11-months old when his biological father, Brian Stewart, injected him with a vial of HIV infected blood. Stewart, a phlebotomist and violent man, had threatened the child’s mother before, even going as far to stick his hand in his then- pregnant girlfriend, Jennifer Jackson’s, vagina stating “he …
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