HIV

A law criminalizing HIV transmission has been in place in Illinois for over 30 years. Advocates fighting to get rid of the law say it hurts public health.

A measure awaiting Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature would allow minors who are at least 12 years old to get access to an HIV prevention drug without a…

Two medical universities are teaming up to study how the opioid epidemic is affecting southern Illinois.Southern Illinois School of Medicine and the…

The city of Chicago is receiving $14.8 million in federal grants to provide treatment to low-income people with HIV.U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy…

A new partnership between the Chicago Department of Public Health and community providers has already served 3,600 people living with HIV. The department…

As President-Elect Donald Trump assembles his cabinet, it’s becoming clearer that he will likely attempt to alter the US’ healthcare system.His…

Illinois health officials say new HIV infection among drug users has fallen dramatically since 2003. That was when lawmakers passed a measure allowing…

The month of June is Gay Pride month across America.The number of deaths from AIDS has declined dramatically in the U.S. since the epidemic of the…

Students who are HIV positive could keep that information private under a measure before Illinois' General Assembly. During the AIDS epidemic of the '80s,…