Top HIV/AIDS Stories of 2013
The HIV stories that rocked the headlines this year.
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The Epidemic Stories That Rocked the Headlines This Year - In the world of HIV/AIDS, 2013 has been an interesting year. Read about the most pressing news that made the headlines of the year. —Kellee Terrell(Photo: China Photos/Getty Images)
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HIV Rates Down 21 Percent Among Black Women - When it comes to HIV and Black America, very rarely is there good news, but this year brought some much-needed relief. Among women, newly diagnosed rates were down 21 percent between the years 2008-2010. The CDC says this decrease may be attributed to increased awareness and women being empowered. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Infections Among Young Black MSM Went Way Up - HIV rates among Black gay and bisexual men skyrocketed: Up 48 percent among young MSM ages 13-19 between 2006-2009, says a report conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other 2013 studies pointed to lack of mental health programs for MSM, having older sexual partners and the fact that Black gay men mostly have sex with other Black gay men for this increase in infections. (Photo: REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil)
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Baby “Cured” of HIV - This past March, the media broke some interesting HIV-related news. For the first time, a baby born with HIV was “cured” of the virus without taking AIDS meds for the recommended time after birth. That was later confirmed in a study published in November that found that the toddler is still HIV-negative. Why this is the case, is unknown, researchers admit. (Photo: AP Photo/Johns Hopkins Medicine)
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Obamacare Provides More Care to HIV-Positive People - Only one in five of the 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS U.S. have private health care and 30 percent do not have any kind of health care at all. But thanks to Obamacare and the ban on pre-existing conditions, HIV-positive people cannot be denied insurance. However, a major downfall is what will happen to HIV positive folks who qualify for Medicaid, but their state won’t expand it? (Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn)
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HIV Vaccine Successful in Clinical Trial - We may be one step closer to the first FDA-approved HIV vaccine. Researchers in Canada are claiming that their HIV vaccine “aced” a recent clinical trial. The vaccine, which was developed by Chil-Yong Kang, MD, patterns itself after other successful vaccines such as polio, hepatitis A and influenza. The vaccine will advance to Phase II of its clinical trial in the near future. (Photo: Getty Images)
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HIV Criminalization - This year was saturated with news around the U.S. of people living with HIV/AIDS being arrested for allegedly exposing their partners to HIV and were unaware of their status. AIDS advocates have fought this year to taking these laws off the books citing that these laws are unfair and unfounded. Two bills, one from California Rep. Barbara Lee, have been introduced this year to do just that. (Photo: John Gress/Landov)
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Porn Stars Test HIV-Positive - This summer, the porn industry was rocked when Cameron Bay and her adult actor boyfriend, Rod Daily, publicly disclosed that they had tested positive for HIV while working on set. Since then the two have spoken out about the unsafe practices of the industry and have been advocating for condom use in adult films. (Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Gender Violence and HIV - In 2012, President Obama created an initiative to work on addressing the link between HIV and domestic violence. This year, he reauthorized that group and laid out the new steps to reduce new infections. They included: Making it easier for federal agencies to share their data; the importance of expanding outreach to boys and men on preventing violence; and reaching out to women better to reduce their risk of HIV transmission. (Photo: EPA/ROGER L. WOLLENBERG/POOL/LANDOV)