There was a time when you didn’t live very long after being diagnosed with HIV. A new HIV diagnosis was considered a death sentence. Today, treatments have come so far that many people are finding themselves living decades after their diagnosis. In many patients, HIV does not develop into AIDS because of modern medicine. The…
Hollywood has gone through a great deal of change since the early 1980s. Since then, many famous actors and actresses have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Here’s a brief look at some of the most influential people Hollywood lost to the virus: Rock Hudson In the 1950s and 60s, Rock Hudson was known as one of…
Syphilis rates have been on the rise across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, syphilis case reports have increased over 15% since 2013. What is unusual about this statistic is that syphilis was nearly eliminated in the U.S. only a few decades ago when penicillin was discovered. Syphilis is…
With the start of college basketball’s biggest event, March Madness, we thought we’d spend some time taking a look at one of the greatest basketball players of all time; Magic Johnson. Most know his legendary status as a Los Angeles Laker, but since he retired from basketball he has also done some great work towards…
There are many consequences to fame. There are also many consequences to unprotected sexual contact. Many professional athletes have found themselves in hot water for both. Here’s a list of athletes who have found themselves publicly accused of spreading STDs and even ending up in court over the allegations: Dennis Rodman Dennis Rodman, a former…
Many musicians have changed the course of music history. Some of these influential culture-makers have found themselves diagnosed with HIV in the past several decades. While many people have continued to live long lives with the virus, others, who were diagnosed in the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, lost their lives far too early….