Five years ago, experts would have scoffed at the idea of a cure for HIV. Today, it may be closer than ever.

EDGE's resident HIV/AIDS expert, Dr. Howard Scheiner, takes a look at false cures like Russian mushrooms and fungal foot creams, and the real promise of vaccine research.

EDGE Media Network's new resident HIV expert Dr. Howard Scheiner shares his expertise on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) -- is it safe, is it risky, is it right for you?

Ask the Doc looks at vaccines for people living with HIV/AIDS, including the recent meningitis vaccines, for pneumococcal pneumonia, for HPV, or even just a yearly flu shot.

This week, we take a look at at-home testing as a prophylaxis method for barebacking, and drug resistance and salvage therapy, with EDGE Media Network’s resident HIV expert, Dr. Joel Gallant.

This week, we take a look at Truvada and PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis, with EDGE Media Network’s resident HIV expert, Dr. Joel Gallant, associate director of the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Fresh from his Q&A forum on the Johns Hopkins website is EDGE’s new resident HIV expert, Dr. Joel Gallant, associate director of the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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