Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Econ Griot, telling culture and economic stories on radio and beyond. Today is World AIDS Day, and it is still hard to describe ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a germ that causes a lifelong infection that slowly weakens the immune system. Though the infection is lifelong, medicines can keep the virus in check and help ...

What is the history of the AIDS epidemic, when did treatment become widely available, and what are the current goals for ending this epidemic? In 2023, an estimated 39.9 million people around the ...