HIV

Although HIV transmission from contaminated blood through unsterile injection is a well-known risk, the CDC said this is the first documentation of probable infections involving cosmetic services.

Broadbent, diagnosed at age 3, was one of the first generation of children born HIV positive, and known for raising awareness to lessen the stigma of the disease from a young age. She died Tuesday.

Mecklenburg County has one of the highest rates of HIV cases in the state and nation. Cases have leveled off recently but as free HIV testing is offered and residents are encouraged to get tested if they suspect they are infected, the numbers are predicted to rise.

The HIV diagnosis rate in Mecklenburg County have returned to pre-pandemic levels of 29.3 individuals per 100,000.

It’s been almost a year since President Trump announced that Mecklenburg would be a target for a national initiative to eradicate new HIV diagnoses and…

"Ten Good Reasons to Use a Condom," "HIV Facts" and "STD Facts" are the titles of brochures on a turnstile in the lobby. No, not in the health department.…

More than 300 uninsured people in Mecklenburg County will soon be able to get a drug that can prevent them from getting HIV. The county is funding this as…

UPDATED 12:18 p.m. 12/20/2017Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to fund a pilot project to help prevent the spread of HIV. The county has an infection…