Doctors examine the implications of COVID-19 for HIV-positive people
Many factors, along with being HIV positive, can contribute to what makes one more susceptible to developing complications from COVID-19. The consensus is that older people and people with chronic, immune system–suppressed health conditions (which...
Facebook begins removal of false ads aimed to discredit HIV prevention med
A campaign of misleading ads on Facebook came under fire from activists for falsely linking the HIV med Truvada, when used for HIV prevention, with severe bone and kidney damage. The ads were "purchased...
After 30 years, Boston Living Center is an icon in the HIV+ community
Throughout most of 2020, the Boston Living Center, founded in November 2019, is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
In the words of a member at the Boston Living Center, “The BLC is a place where I...
In observance of World AIDS Day, Boston University hosts Dec. 2 panel
In conjunction with World AIDS Day 2019, the Boston University School of Public Health is hosting a Dec. 2 panel to explore the possibility and real challenges of eradicating AIDS at a global level. (World...
CRI to host 16th annual fabulous, feel-good fundraiser in Provincetown
One of the summer’s most fun feel-good events is back! On Saturday, July 20, 2019, Boston-based Community Research Initiative is holding its 16th annual Summer Party in Provincetown from noon to 3 p.m.
It’s fun because this...
Major insurance company stops denying insurance to Mass. residents using HIV prevention med Truvada
Thanks to an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's office, a separate lawsuit by GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), and the assistance of Fenway Health, one of the largest insurance companies in...
Bingo night benefit to raise funds for Harbor to the Bay AIDS bike-a-thon
The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are back this Monday, September 10, at Club Café for another round of the popular "Harbor to the Bingo!" fundraising event, which raises money for the annual Harbor...
Victory Programs’ Jonathan Scott to be honored at CRI’s P’town Summer Party
Drumroll please... Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI) is honoring Jonathan Scott, president and CEO of Victory Programs, with the Dr. Cal Cohen Founder’s Award at CRI' annual Summer Party on July 21,...
AIDS Walk & Run Boston to raise $100K more in pledges before June 3...
The 33rd annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston is only a few days away—this Sunday, June 3—and AIDS Action Committee has set one more goal for thousands of its participants: to up its pledges by...
Trump administration fires all members of AIDS/HIV advisory council
The Washington Post reported Friday that after a half dozen advisors on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) resigned in protest of the Trump administration’s policies on health care, the Trump Administration fired the remaining...
