hiv/aids
Russia's AIDS Epidemic Reaches Crisis Levels
Repressive laws on drug use and homosexuality have driven the epidemic according to the UN and WHO. Around 20 percent of Russia's drug users and nearly 10 percent of its gay people are HIV-positive.
How the Drug War Accelerated the AIDS Epidemic in Black Communities
When AIDS first appeared on the scene in the 1980s, America was pursuing policies that lead to the mass incarceration of blacks exposed to HIV through intravenous drug use and crack-related sex work.
Listen to the Reagan Administration Laughing at the AIDS Epidemic
Newly-discovered audio recordings from White House press conferences show Reagan's press secretary laughing off AIDS and making fun of "fairies."
Stigma Puts Sex Workers at Higher Risk of HIV
Sex workers and other marginalized demographics have always bore the brunt of cultural stigma around HIV. More than thirty years after the onset of the AIDS epidemic, the disease persists, with real people paying the price.
Beyond the Pink Triangle: A New Generation Tackles HIV/AIDS Awareness
Avram Finkelstein, co-creator of the Silence=Death slogan, talks designing advocacy for the internet generation.
Robert Gallo's HIV Vaccine Has a Long Way to Go Before We Know If It Works
The man who discovered HIV says he's developed a vaccine. It's still years away, if it works at all.
Why the Fuck Aren't Canada's Political Parties Talking About the Indigenous AIDS Crisis?
"If HIV was represented in 'old stock Canadians' in the rates that its represented in First Nations communities, that would be declared an emergency tomorrow," a leading researcher charges.
Poor Addicts Are Sharing Heroin-Laced Blood in Kenya's Port City of Mombasa
"Blood flashing" is a side effect of endemic drug addiction in East Africa's largest port, which has rapidly evolved into a major international heroin transit hub.
The Search for a Women's Condom Alternative That Could Prevent HIV
Researchers are trying to crack the holy grail of sexual health with an anti-HIV microbicide ring.
'Post-Treatment Controllers' Offer a Glint of Hope for a Functional HIV Cure
Some patients are able to stop antiviral therapy and remain healthy. No one quite knows why.
The First HIV Self-Testing Kit Aims to Cut Down on Late Diagnoses
HIV is at an all-time high in the UK, but around a quarter of people who carry the virus don't know they have it.
Stories From Lives Affected by HIV
VICE presents five stories about HIV today, inspired by our documentary, 'Stopping HIV? The Truvada Revolution.'