On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) announced it is changing its name to Vivent Health. The new name will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Following recent mergers with Rocky Mountain CARES in Denver, Colorado and St. Louis Effort for AIDS in Missouri, Vivent Health is expanding across… [Read More]
HIV and AIDS Archives
World AIDS Day: Why are Blacks still suffering disproportionately from AIDS?
November 29, 2018
World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1 and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been afflicting our country for more than three decades and is a disease… [Read More]
PrEP not reaching those who could potentially benefit from it the most
March 8, 2018
A new CDC study suggests that only a small percentage of Americans who could potentially benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV prevention, have been prescribed it. In the first detailed analysis by race and by risk group, CDC researchers found while two-thirds of those who could potentially benefit from PrEP are… [Read More]
