Health A vaginal ring that discreetly delivers anti-HIV drugs will reach more women In sub-Saharan Africa, women are at high risk of contracting HIV. Some protective measures carry a stigma but this device enables them to take control without anyone knowing. Susan Brink
Health Bloodworks NW removes barriers for gay, bisexual donors Starting this week, gay and bisexual men in the Pacific Northwest have more freedom to donate blood than they have had since 1985. Paige Browning
Health What would it mean if PEPFAR — the widely hailed anti-HIV effort — isn't reauthorized? President George W. Bush's program is credited with saving 25 million lives. Republican objections linked to the abortion debate make reauthorization unlikely before the Sept. 30 deadline. Gabriel Spitzer
Health Why inventing a vaccine for AIDS is tougher than for COVID The 4-decades long effort to create an AIDS vaccine suffered a blow with news that a vaccine in a late stage trial was discontinued because results showed it to be ineffective. What are the obstacles? Susan Brink
National 1st Black Trans Woman On Presidential HIV/AIDS Panel Seeks To Focus On Equality As the first Black transgender woman to serve in this capacity, Tori Cooper says she is eager to advocate on behalf of all transgender and non-binary people living with HIV. Jonathan Franklin
Health Opinion: Larry Kramer, A Remembrance Of A Fierce AIDS Activist NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84. Scott Simon
Health Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors. Marc Silver
Health The Decade In Global Health: New Drugs, Faster Trials, Social Media To The Rescue Leading health experts shared the innovations and breakthroughs that they said saved millions of lives over the past ten years. Susan Brink
A New HIV Vaccine Effort With A Different Kind Of Strategy The vaccine project is in very early stages, but it's sparking interest among scientists in the field. Pien Huang
National How HHS Secretary Alex Azar Reconciles Medicaid Cuts With Stopping The Spread Of HIV As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR. Ari Shapiro Selena Simmons-Duffin
