We The People: A Black Strategy To End HIV
Since 1999, the Black AIDS Institute has led the fight to end HIV in Black America. Yet, our people are still being worst-impacted by HIV compared to ALL other races. We The People and its 4 Pillars are a strategy rooted in racial justice to end HIV by centering Black people. Learn about We…
Doctors’ Goodwill Ambassador: Dr. Heidar Heshmati
Our Pride: Dr. Heidar Hashmi has joined the Doctors Goodwill Board & Advisory board of help4hepatitis ABOVE VIDEO: Director of the Brevard County Health Department, Dr. Heidar Heshmati has been singled out by many for his efforts to enhance the quality of healthcare not just on a local scale, but also nationally. Serving Brevard…
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is observed each year on February 7 to highlight the continuing disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the U.S. black or African American (black) population. During 2018, blacks represented 13% of the U.S. population but accounted for 43% of all newly…
Gilead and the Human Rights Campaign
Too often, institutional racism and anti-LGBTQ+ bias have been barriers to comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment strategies. This grant will allow the Human Rights Campaign to work directly with community partners, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and youth-serving professionals – especially those in Black and Latinx communities in the South and around the country –…
Message from Ashish Udeshi, MD, MBA Past President
Dear Doctors Goodwill Foundation Board, I just wanted to officially inform everyone that my time as President of the Doctors Goodwill Foundation has come to an end. I spoke with Dr. Bhalani and informed him of the decision earlier this year and felt it was a good time to make the move now in 2021.…
Daylight launches as the first LGBT+ digital banking platform
Traditional banks and financial products weren’t necessarily created with a diverse audience in mind — these apps and accounts take more of a “one-size-fits-all” approach. But more and more start-ups are looking to democratize the space with more specific products for specific audiences. One of the newest companies aiming to disrupt the financial world is Daylight,…
T. R. Knight and Patrick Leahy Are In Love
T. R. Knight and Patrick Leahy Are In Love Remember T.R.Knight? He was a cast member of Grey’s Anatomy before he decided to leave the show for personal reasons. Though his career wasn’t as rosey as he wanted it to be, his love life surely is. Knight is in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend…
10 U.S. Cities with the highest HIV Rates
Around 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States of America (USA). Nearly one in seven of these people are unaware they have HIV. The size of the HIV epidemic is relatively small compared to the country’s population, but is heavily concentrated among several key affected populations. Around 70% of annual new…
Doctors worry coronavirus pandemic may hit LGBTQ people harder than most
Dr. Barbara Taylor, who treats HV patients and is a professor of infectious diseases in San Antonio, said there has been a drop nationwide in people getting tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases since many outreach programs were forced to suspend services because of the pandemic. The result could lead to a rise…