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From Bettina Bauer, Vice President, US HIV Treatment and Prevention, Gilead Sciences In 2022, there were up to 1.2 million people with HIV (PWH) and 37,981 new cases of HIV in the United States alone.1 While impressive advances have been made in HIV treatment and prevention, there remain significant disparities in the impact of HIV for underserved communities.
California
Hydeia Broadbent, who was born with HIV and developed AIDS at 5, has died. She raised awareness about the virus and disease when she appeared with Magic Johnson on a Nickelodeon show in 1992.
World & Nation
While African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the United States overall, Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the departure of Dana Williamson, his chief of staff the last two years, and tapped Nathan Barankin, a former Kamala Harris aide, for the post.
A fire relief brigade has organized to lead cleanup efforts during the ongoing crisis.
Entertainment & Arts
His first Palm Springs AIDS memorial looked like an anus, critics said, so artist Phillip K. Smith III went back to the drawing board and set out to win over skeptics in the community. The City Council approved the new design Thursday.
Many college-bound students with undocumented immigrant parents are hesitant to submit federal financial aid applications as President-elect Donald Trump vows to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally.
More than 1,100 incarcerated firefighters have battled the Palisades and Eaton fires. They are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Conservation Fire Camps Program.
An El Dorado County Jail inmate died after not receiving vital HIV medication for weeks, a new lawsuit claims.
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas stood with more than 20 lawmakers to announce a slate of new and forthcoming bills aimed at wildfire recovery.