A woman who was exposed to HIV by an Atlanta minister joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Wednesday to talk about the man’s recent sentencing…
World’s AIDS Day, which was Dec. 1, may have come and gone. This startling statistic remains a reality, however: African Americans are only 13% of the U.S.…
As we previously reported in Tulsa, Oklahoma news broke in March about a dentist, Dr. Wayne Harrington, who had allegedly exposed his patients to HIV and Hepatitis C through his use of dirty instruments and unsanitary practices. It’s being reported that out of the 7,000 people that have been tested, 57 have been found positive for Hepatitis C. There are also patients that came up […]
For the first time, researchers are saying a baby born with HIV has been functionally cured of the disease, meaning only small traces of the virus can be found in the child’s system and no further treatment is necessary. The case was reported at a scientific conference in Atlanta Sunday. The New York Times called […]
When Shalandra Jones and a male driver were pulled over by a Michigan police officer during a routine traffic stop in August, the stop was…
“She Killed me, so I killed her” That is a confession from a Dallas man telling police, after stabbing his Girlfriend for telling him she had the HIV virus. 36 year-old Larry Dunn had sex with his girlfriend, Cicely Bolden, last Thursday afternoon. After they had sex, she revealed that she was HIV positive. He […]
In his 2005 hit, “Heard Em’ Say,” Kanye West rhymed: “And I know the government administered AIDS/ So I guess we just pray like the minister say.” Kanye’s not the only black person who believes the Feds are behind this devastating disease. The Rand Corporation reported in a study that, of the 500 black participants […]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a private partnership with the MAC cosmetics company that will expand medical and emergency support services for rape survivors in South Africa, where over 3 million people live with HIV/AIDS. Black Voices reports: Clinton and the cosmetics company pledged the commitment of $2 million to diminish the AIDS epidemic […]
I knew back in the day that Mariah Carey’s sister was on drugs and was arrested for prostitution… but now I’m finding out that Mariah’s sister Allison is now HIV positive and an escort. The folks over at Bossip.com are saying that Allison is so desperate for cash, she’s selling herself as an “adult escort.” […]
Germany — Doctors in Germany have claimed that they have cured a man with HIV through a stem cell transplant. Aidsmap reports: Doctors who carried out a stem cell transplant on an HIV-infected man with leukemia in 2007 say they now believe the man to have been cured of HIV infection as a result of […]
The German pop star that was recently found guilty for knowingly spreading HIV to at least one of her sexual encounters was given a two-year suspended sentence. This judgment was chosen instead of giving her any actual jail time. 28 years old Nadja Benaissa, has known that she was HIV positive since she was 17. […]
How we define the act of murder and the intent to kill may have to be redefined in courts if incidents like this become more of the norm for our society. Nadja Benaissa, 28, former German Pop singer in the girl band No Angels, is charged with causing grevious bodily harm and attempted bodily harm […]
