A new study found people with HIV can safely receive donated kidneys from deceased donors with the virus.

National HIV testing day is June 27 but the Florida Department of Health in Orange County is hoping to get results before that.

Today on Breakfast With Bridgett, a digital health expert stopped in to talk about the high rates of women infected with HIV in the U.S.

Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS.

Each year, National HIV Testing Day advocates for people to get tested, know their status, and get information about care and treatment.

Free 'Private' HIV screenings will be offered all month long in Orlando

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2.5 million cases of STDs in 2021. Health experts continue their focus on outreach in both metropolitan and rural areas.

Florida Department of Health in Orange County is partnering with local organizations in February to promote HIV/AIDS testing.

As Central Florida observes World AIDS Day, one infectious disease center is working to get results to help combat the virus.

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.

Encouraging people to get tested and know their HIV status can help them stay healthy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

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.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The state is providing 9,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which will be administering shots to Floridians living with HIV in eight counties. The Florida Department of Health announced the partnership between the state and the foundation in a news release Friday. [TRENDING: 3 children, 2 adults killed in ‘horrific’ crash | Motorcyclist killed in crash -- with bear | $1,400 payments by this weekend?] According to the release, the foundation will be providing vaccinations at 18 locations in the following counties:AdBrowardMiami-DadeDuvalEscambiaLeeOrangePalm BeachPinellasThe release does not provide a list of AHF locations that will be providing the vaccinations. According to the DOH there are 134,900 Floridians living with HIV.

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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.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gary Walsh of Bright House Networks is this week's News 6 Getting Results Award winner. The group will spend the next three days wrapping more than three thousand gifts collected throughout the year. "If there's anyone getting results, it's Gary Walsh," he says. In total, Walsh says the employees of Bright House Networks donated nearly $50,000 worth of toys this season. She spoke of the children and families that will benefit from the generosity of the Bright House employees.