HIV/AIDS

Participants in the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program will be able to access funds to cover their HIV medication after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday providing stopgap funding mitigating cuts imposed earlier this month.The bill (HB 697) includes $31 million to restore cuts to ADAP through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.

The Florida Department of Health is attempting to cut off access to HIV medications for thousands of Floridians.

National HIV Testing Day is an annual observance highlighting the importance of HIV testing. This year’s theme is “Take the Test and Take the Next Step,” which emphasizes that knowing one's HIV status helps with options to stay healthy. The Florida Department of Health in Collier and Lee counties encourages everyone to take the opportunity to get tested and learn about available HIV treatment and prevention options.

A judge has put on hold key parts of a lawsuit filed by Florida against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, after the federal agency said it expects to make a decision by Oct. 31 on the state’s plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber issued an order Thursday granting the Food and Drug Administration’s request for a stay and noting that a trial is scheduled in November. The stay applies to allegations by Florida that the federal agency violated a law known as the Administrative Procedure Act in its consideration of the plan.

More than 32 million people have died worldwide from AIDS-related illness. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County is hosting two community events on World AIDS Day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS with free HIV testing and information.

Stigma, poverty, immigration issues and access to care are among the main causes to blame for Florida’s high rates of HIV and AIDS .

According to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida leads the nation when it comes to new cases of HIV. The…

Authorities in central Florida are charging a man with three felonies, saying he had sex with multiple women without informing them he was HIV positive.

FDLE use genetic genealogy to find suspects in a case the same way a person fills in their family tree using an at-home DNA testing kit. Detectives look...