The fight against AIDS, 30 years on

Jun. 9, 2011
Thirty years ago the Center for Disease Control issued a report identifying what would be called the HIV/AIDS virus. The disease has been raging across the planet ever since.

Helena Bushong reflects on life with HIV

Jun. 6, 2011
Chicagoans living with HIV and AIDS need resources from places like the AIDS Foundation of Chicagom, and Helena Bushong is one of those Chicagoans. Bushong is HIV positive.

Taking a look at the history and future of HIV/AIDS

Jun. 6, 2011
Thirty years ago scientists discovered the first cases of AIDS in the U.S. At that point there weren’t even names for the disease, and contracting the HIV virus was in virtually every case a death sentence.

Dear Chicago: Fight the AIDS epidemic

Mar. 21, 2011
The struggle against AIDS may be global, but the City of Chicago plays its part in the fight. Over 20,000 Chicagoans suffer from the disease, according to statistics released by the Department of Public Health in November of 2010. City government may not dedicate dollars toward the kind of medical research that could someday lead to a vaccine or cure, but it does funnel money to local groups that provide testing, prevention, education, and treatment.

Global health leader sees AIDS at turning point after 30 years

Nov. 24, 2010
The AIDS pandemic is almost 30 years old. Sixty million people have been infected with HIV – more than the combined populations of California and New York. Thirty million people have died – about the population of Venezuela.

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