HIV

The Texas Department of State Health Services is requesting $230 million in additional funding from state lawmakers to support local health departments, maintain critical programs and handle new responsibilities. On Friday, the agency presented its budget request ahead of the 2027 legislative session.

Prism Health North Texas, a community health center, participated in clinical trials for Merck's new HIV treatment, Idvynso. It could help address a drug resistance that's been on the rise in low- and middle-income countries.

The Dallas County Health and Human Services and Parkland Health 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment identifies several priority areas, including behavioral and mental health needs.

The philanthropic arm of a major pharmaceutical company gave several Dallas-based nonprofits hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funding to expand HIV prevent and treatment.

Inconsistent financial help could potentially burden Dallas County taxpayers with an estimated nearly $383 million per year for HIV prevention and treatment costs.

County officials say Tarrant County's AIDS Outreach Center will be absorbed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. A majority of the center's leadership staff were let go and its future is uncertain.

That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus.

Attendees can get a full STI screening free of charge provided by Dallas County Health and Human Services.

The Afiya Center in Dallas will be commemorating World AIDS Day by calling attention to the high number of Black women and girls diagnosed with HIV each year.

Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV infections in the United States. Medicines like PrEP can prevent HIV, but without insurance, it's hard to find, and afford.

The Afiya Center has expanded its mission, navigating challenges to empower Black women and promote reproductive justice.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was awarded a federal grant to improve HIV education and prevention in Dallas-Fort Worth.