Dec 1 Commentary Strange Fruit: Looking Forward On World AIDS Day How to keep fighting both the stigma and the epidemic. By Jaison Gardner Dec 1 Commentary Strange Fruit: Looking Forward On World AIDS Day Jaison Gardner
Nov 21 Commentary Strange Fruit: Upcoming Book Looks at Louisville’s Dirt Bowl [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233988163″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In an interview with Today’s Matt Lauer, Charlie Sheen revealed earlier this week that he’s HIV positive. But in the days leading up to that, media outlets were already reporting his status. And according to Sheen, other people in his life had been blackmailing him for years to […] By Laura Ellis Nov 21 Commentary Strange Fruit: Upcoming Book Looks at Louisville’s Dirt Bowl Laura Ellis
Sep 26 Community Strange Fruit: Naveen Jain Wants to Develop an HIV Vaccine — and Give It Away [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/225590927″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Naveen Jain is the co-founder and chief marketing officer of Immunity Project, a non-profit dedicated to developing an HIV vaccine and giving it away for free to anyone who needs it. Jain said his father’s illness brought his attention to the flaws in the pharmaceutical industry. “As we […] By Laura Ellis Sep 26 Community Strange Fruit: Naveen Jain Wants to Develop an HIV Vaccine — and Give It Away Laura Ellis
Jun 20 Local News Free HIV Testing Available In Kentucky Several agencies across Kentucky are again offering free HIV testing at various sites over the next week to coincide with National HIV Testing Day on June 27. Kentucky HIV prevention coordinator Dennis Wheatley says despite the development of a simple test and public outreach efforts, many people with HIV don’t know they’re infected. “If you […] By Rick Howlett Jun 20 Local News Free HIV Testing Available In Kentucky Rick Howlett
May 21 Local News HIV/AIDS Conference Held in Louisville An HIV/AIDS conference is underway this week in Louisville. Health care and social service professionals in Kentucky are meeting in Louisville this week to network and plan ways to better educate the public about HIV and AIDS. Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokesperson Beth Fisher says the summit involves a large cross section […] By Stephanie Crosby May 21 Local News HIV/AIDS Conference Held in Louisville Stephanie Crosby
Sep 27 Local News AIDS Walk Set For This Weekend The 16th annual AIDS Walk will be held Sunday in downtown Louisville. Organizer Brad Hampton this is Kentucky’s largest annual HIV/AIDS fundraising and awareness event, but contributions have dropped off by more than 40% since 2001. Meanwhile, the number of H-I-V/AIDS patients has sharply increased. “We have had remarkable success with medical treatment and medications […] By Rick Howlett Sep 27 Local News AIDS Walk Set For This Weekend Rick Howlett