HIV /tags/hiv HIV en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:35 GMT This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' -- and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic /health-wellness/2024-12-12/this-drug-is-the-breakthrough-of-the-year-and-it-could-mean-the-end-of-the-hiv-epidemic That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:35 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-12/this-drug-is-the-breakthrough-of-the-year-and-it-could-mean-the-end-of-the-hiv-epidemic David Cox, Maria Isabel Barros Guinle Afiya Center to host 11th annual HIV testing event in Dallas /health-wellness/2024-06-28/afiya-center-free-hiv-testing-dallas Attendees can get a full STI screening free of charge provided by Dallas County Health and Human Services. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-06-28/afiya-center-free-hiv-testing-dallas Zara Amaechi On World AIDS Day, Afiya Center works to center voices of North Texas women living with HIV /health-wellness/2023-12-01/afiya-center-world-aids-day The Afiya Center in Dallas will be commemorating World AIDS Day by calling attention to the high number of Black women and girls diagnosed with HIV each year. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:30:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-12-01/afiya-center-world-aids-day Zara Amaechi Texas is a hotspot for new HIV infections, but many still can’t access preventive care /health-wellness/2023-11-02/is-prep-free-texas-hiv-prevention Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV infections in the United States. Medicines like PrEP can prevent HIV, but without insurance, it's hard to find, and afford. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-11-02/is-prep-free-texas-hiv-prevention Elena Rivera, Yfat Yossifor Black-led reproductive rights group reflects on 15 years of work in North Texas /health-wellness/2023-10-30/afiya-center-reproductive-justice-15-years-of-work-in-north-texas The Afiya Center has expanded its mission, navigating challenges to empower Black women and promote reproductive justice. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:55:30 GMT /health-wellness/2023-10-30/afiya-center-reproductive-justice-15-years-of-work-in-north-texas Zara Amaechi A new grant could help lower North Texas' high HIV rate through better training /health-wellness/2023-08-31/texas-hiv-aids-prevention The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was awarded a federal grant to improve HIV education and prevention in Dallas-Fort Worth. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-08-31/texas-hiv-aids-prevention Elena Rivera North Texas public health leaders say regular testing is key to lowering HIV rates /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country. Denton County Public Health is working to change that statistic through community testing. Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-06-26/texas-national-hiv-testing-day Elena Rivera Low-income Texans with HIV rely on a program advocates say is underfunded /health-wellness/2023-03-27/low-income-texans-with-hiv-rely-on-a-program-advocates-say-is-underfunded Advocates are gathering in Austin Monday to meet with lawmakers about funding and bills on HIV health care. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-03-27/low-income-texans-with-hiv-rely-on-a-program-advocates-say-is-underfunded Elena Rivera So you haven't caught COVID yet, but does that mean you're a superdodger? /news/2022-09-07/so-you-havent-caught-covid-yet-does-that-mean-youre-a-superdodger A new study suggests that. yes, there are superdodgers. But explaining why they've been able to avoid the virus is a bit complicated. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:10:29 GMT /news/2022-09-07/so-you-havent-caught-covid-yet-does-that-mean-youre-a-superdodger Michaeleen Doucleff A federal North Texas judge rules that religious employers need not cover PrEP in their health plans /health-wellness/2022-09-07/religious-employers-need-not-cover-prep-in-their-health-plans-federal-judge-rules U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling could threaten access to sexual and reproductive health care for more than 150 million working Americans on employer-sponsored health care plans. The ruling will likely be appealed. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:15:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-09-07/religious-employers-need-not-cover-prep-in-their-health-plans-federal-judge-rules Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune, Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune