HIV, AIDS

'People are going to die': HIV infections could surge if US support is dropped, UNAIDS chief says
HIV infections could jump over six times if US support is dropped and not replaced, the UNAIDS chief said. View on euronews
HIV infections could jump over 6 times if US support is dropped, UN aids program director says
UNAIDS' executive director warned that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge.
UNAIDS Warns HIV Infections Could Skyrocket Without U.S. Funding
The head of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) is warning that a major spike in HIV infections and deaths could occur if the U.S. follows through on freezing foreign aid for HIV programs. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima told the Associated Press that without U.
HIV infections could jump sixfold if U.S. withdraws support, U.N. AIDS chief says
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency says the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if U.S. withdraws support for AIDS program.
UNAIDS Chief: HIV Infections Could Jump Over Six Times if U.S. Support Dropped
In an interview with the AP, UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima called on the Trump Administration not to cut off funding.
Millions of new HIV infections possible if US support is dropped and not replaced, UNAIDS chief warns
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped, warning that millions of people could die and more resistant strains of the disease could emerge.
Vatican's Caritas outraged at 'reckless' USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty
Pope Francis’ point-man on migration and development has urged the Trump administration to remember Christian principles ...
Woman with ALS explains "Medical Aid in Dying" decision: "I don't want more time as a patient"
MAID is currently legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C., but eight other states are considering similar laws this year.
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The Death of a Sports Legend on This Day in 1993 Changed How Americans Viewed AIDS
Tennis star Arthur Ashe achieved many firsts as a Black athlete. In the months leading up to his death, he thrust AIDS ...
Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops, UN agency warns
More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Humanitarians warn of dire consequences if US foreign aid ends
President Donald Trump's freeze of U.S. foreign humanitarian aid and shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International ...
Woman Ends Her Life After ALS Diagnosis, Chooses Medical Aid in Dying: 'I Don't Want More Time as a Patient'
Barbara Goodfriend, 83, opted for medical aid in dying after being diagnosed with ALS. The New Jersey widow ended her life in ...
UN announces death in Yemeni prison of aid worker detained by Houthis
CAIRO — The United Nations World Food Programme said Tuesday that an aid worker has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement came a day after the U.N.
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt ...
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Should terminally ill be allowed to choose death? NH medical aid in dying bill back 2025
“I am glad that Colorado has a medical aid in dying law,” he wrote in his blog. “I may never avail myself of it, but there is a certain kind of reassurance in knowing it is there.” ...
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Montana Senate eliminates protections for physician-assisted aid in dying
On Friday, the Montana Senate passed Senate Bill 136, which would disallow patient consent as a defense to physician-assisted aid in dying, effectively giving physicians no legal protection if they ...