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We are so excited to host a very special film screening for World AIDS DAY this year: 𝑬𝙣𝒅𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙃𝑰𝙑: 𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑱𝙤𝒖𝙧𝒏𝙚𝒚 𝒕𝙤 𝙖𝒏 𝑯𝙄𝑽 ...
11/11/2026

We are so excited to host a very special film screening for World AIDS DAY this year: 𝑬𝙣𝒅𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙃𝑰𝙑: 𝑻𝙝𝒆 𝑱𝙤𝒖𝙧𝒏𝙚𝒚 𝒕𝙤 𝙖𝒏 𝑯𝙄𝑽 𝑽𝙖𝒄𝙘𝒊𝙣𝒆.

This award-winning documentary chronicles the global collaboration, personal sacrifices, setbacks and breakthroughs in pursuit of an elusive virus, with footage from the early days of the AIDS epidemic and interviews with key players.

After the film, stay for refreshments and a panel discussion with researchers and educators from URochester Medicine, the Rochester Victory Alliance, and the HIV Vaccine Trials Network on the latest scientific developments and where HIV research stands in the current national climate.

Join us! Please RSVP at https://rochestervictoryalliance.org/journey/.

Researchers injected flu vaccine (at 3x the typical dose) directly into skin tumors in 18 people with melanoma. The impa...
11/09/2026

Researchers injected flu vaccine (at 3x the typical dose) directly into skin tumors in 18 people with melanoma. The impact on their tumors was remarkable.

Vaccine science rocks.

Scientists are exploring whether the flu vaccine can disrupt tumors, providing another treatment along with expensive cutting-edge care. A small clinical trial offers hope.

“Science has been under attack; it’s not surprising that scientists have recognized that, and some of them went out and ...
11/05/2026

“Science has been under attack; it’s not surprising that scientists have recognized that, and some of them went out and ran for Congress.” —Brookings Institute’s Center on Health Policy director Richard Frank

More than 80 percent of congressional candidates backed by the pro-science PAC 314 Action won, including Michigan senator-elect and epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed.

Generic drugs typically take 10 years (or more) to reach consumers. The FDA's approved the first generic of lenacapavir,...
11/03/2026

Generic drugs typically take 10 years (or more) to reach consumers. The FDA's approved the first generic of lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injection proven to prevent HIV, in only 16 months! This is great news for people in low-income countries who will pay only $40/year.

Indian company pledges to sell injectable lenacapavir in low- and middle-income countries for only $40 a year

Elections can be stressful. After you vote, maybe disconnect and do something that makes your heart happy. Democracy is ...
11/02/2026

Elections can be stressful. After you vote, maybe disconnect and do something that makes your heart happy. Democracy is important. So is your health.

Political campaigns can do more than raise your blood pressure. Studies link election stress to irregular heartbeats and an increase in heart attacks.

New drop — "Ask Aaron" is back with answers to your latest questions on sexual health. rochestervictoryalliance.org/ask-...
11/02/2026

New drop — "Ask Aaron" is back with answers to your latest questions on sexual health.

rochestervictoryalliance.org/ask-aaron/

Ask Aaron Ask Aaron Your go-to resource for all questions around relationships, HIV, and PrEP Aaron Brown is URMC’s PrEP Specialist working with the Dept of Medicine’s Infectious Disease clinical team. Have a question about navigating PrEP or relationships to keep yourself and others healthy? Co...

As usual, Andrew (Community Outreach Leader Extraordinaire) has the most creative Halloween ensemble of us all. Here's t...
10/30/2026

As usual, Andrew (Community Outreach Leader Extraordinaire) has the most creative Halloween ensemble of us all. Here's the upper part -- we'll send out a bag o'swag to whoever can guess what the final costume will be!

[offer good til we post a photo of his full regalia this weekend 🎃]

AIDSVu’s city-level   databank has expanded! You can now drill down via zip code in 61 cities. Take a look at prevalence...
10/29/2026

AIDSVu’s city-level databank has expanded! You can now drill down via zip code in 61 cities. Take a look at prevalence rates, care outcomes, and the effects of poverty and education on health across our nation.

AIDSVu Adds San Jose, Visualizing ZIP Code-Level HIV Data for 61 Cities That Account for More Than Half of New U.S. Diagnoses October 28, 2026 New 2024 data show that cities represented on AIDSVu account for more than half of all new HIV diagnoses nationwide, underscoring the importance of local dat...

We're deeply saddened by Helen Branswell's passing.Ms. Branswell's tweet back in Dec. 2019 was the first to alert us to ...
10/21/2026

We're deeply saddened by Helen Branswell's passing.

Ms. Branswell's tweet back in Dec. 2019 was the first to alert us to a new virus spreading in China — one which quickly grew into the Covid-19 epidemic. Her reporting at STAT was reliable, relatable, and refreshingly honest. She will be missed.

Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

Today from Maureen Dowd, for the The New York Times at 175 series: the story of a man who took "a job dwelling on mortal...
10/20/2026

Today from Maureen Dowd, for the The New York Times at 175 series: the story of a man who took "a job dwelling on mortality while being consumed by a monster. That took enormous courage."

Jeffrey Schmalz wrote unsparingly about why the political and medical cavalry would not arrive in time for him.

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