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Researchers envision a day when people living with HIV won’t have to remember to take bulky pills every day. Instead, they may be able to wear a patch similar to a nicotine patch for up to a week at a time.

New research shows that the sex lives of gay men are neither as narrow as some anti-gay stereotypes suggest, nor so very different from how heterosexuals engage in and enjoy sexual contact.

A new study confirms what earlier research demonstrated: Anti-gay bias is harmful not only to the legal and social equality of LGBTs, but also to their mental and physical health.

Researchers have found a new way to fight HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The new approach may one day lead to a vaccine against the disease.

Future doctors aren’t learning much about the unique health needs of gays and lesbians, a survey of medical school deans suggests.

Half of Americans drink a soda or sugary beverage each day - and some are downing a lot. One in 20 people drinks the equivalent of more than four cans of soda each day.

An STI called Chlamydia -- which affects gays and straight alike -- is reaching epidemic proportions, being the #1 sexually transmitted infection in the country. In Massachusetts, health officials have hatched a new plan to fight the disease.

A new study confirms that methamphetamine use by younger gay men increases their risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

A vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection that can cause warts and has been linked to soft tissue cancer, is covered by many insurance plans -- but some provide coverage for females only.