AIDS is the most pressing public health issue of our time in this country, yet the media’s lack of coverage contributes to a widespread assumption that it is under control.

The Obama Administration has demonstrated a real commitment to fighting the issues of HIV and AIDS—notably through the creation of the first national AIDS strategy. Hill gives the President’s efforts […]

A conversation with the AIDS physician.

Despite being infected with HIV, some people have genetic traits that prevent the virus from progressing to AIDS, even without treatment from antiretrovirals. Known as “elite controllers” and “long-term nonprogressors,” […]

Despite what Obama advisor Ezekiel Emanuel says, we may be able to treat our way out of the epidemic if enough resources were applied wisely and correctly.

A 2008 Swiss study suggested that people on antiretroviral medication are non-infectious, which, if true, would help to combat the stigma attached to HIV.

Hofmann found out in 1996 that she had contracted HIV, something she kept private for ten years. Even to this day “it still takes the spit from my mouth when […]

For the first time in 15 years, Hofmann is optimistic that we are near a cure for AIDS. In fact, it seems that one man may have already been cured.

A conversation with the editor-in-chief of POZ magazine.

The novelist explains that high expectations and a desire for fame are increasingly becoming distractions for young people today.

“I have to remember that young people are living in this world today and I have to be advised by them as they are advised by me,” says Mosley.

“There is no painter who painted only one painting and that was a masterpiece,” says Mosley. But that doesn’t mean you can write a lot of bad books and still […]

Nothing, according to Mosley. He wakes up early every day so he can write before most people even read their morning paper.

“My job is writing for people to enjoy and then writing about a broader and a deeper world,” says Mosley. Too many aspiring writers forget about the first half of […]

Mosley thinks his background as a programmer is evident in his writing: “Often when I write about computer programmers I’ll write about the way that they see the world and […]

The author writes 1000 words a day. The next day he edits the prior day’s 1000 words and writes 1000 more. A dedicated schedule, he says, is what gets stories […]

The novelist explains why was inspired to get inside the head of someone suffering from the brain disorder.

A conversation with the novelist.

The key to writing is concentration, not inspiration, says the author. It requires deep attention to your characters, to the world they live in, and to the story you have […]