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Understanding How Opioids Could Have Taken Prince’s Life

Full-Body Scans Are Touted as Early Cancer Detectors, but Are They Worth the Hype?

Kim Kardashian calls Prenuvo’s $2,500 full-body MRI scans a “lifesaving machine.” Is that true—and is it worth the cost?
Jamie Lee Curtis at her handprint and footprint in cement ceremony October 12, 2022, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Jamie Lee Curtis and Ryan Murphy to Bring an AIDS Story to the Screen

The story of Glenn Burke, a Black gay baseball player who died of AIDS, has long inspired HIV and LGBTQ advocate Jamie Lee Curtis.
Linda Evangelista

Supermodel Linda Evangelista Reveals Double Mastectomy After Breast Cancer

“I don’t want it to look pretty. I want you to excavate,” said Linda Evangelista about additional surgery when the cancer returned.
Cookie and Magic Johnson at the Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS on September 21, 2023

Magic Johnson on HIV Awareness in 2023, Grandkids, Marriage

Magic Johnson and his wife, Cookie, were honored at the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation’s annual ball.

Taraji P. Henson’s Foundation and Kate Spade New York Expand Mental Health Services for Women at HBCUs

The “She Care Wellness Pods” aim to destigmatize discussion of mental health among Black women.
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Highlights From the 2023 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS

#2023USCHA was a Love Letter to Black Women—and a joyous family reunion for the HIV community. [VIDEOS]

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Seeking Medicare Coverage for Weight Loss Drugs, Pharma Giant Courts Black Influencers

Drug company is funding efforts to overturn ban on Medicare funding for weight loss medications.
Sportscaster Dick Vitale gets bloodwork done July 18, 2023, before starting radiation

ESPN’s Dick Vitale Diagnosed With Cancer for Third Time

Beloved sportscaster Dick Vitale has vocal cord cancer and will begin treatment soon. He’s sharing the experience on social media.
Broadway Bares 2023 highlights

Broadway Bares: Pleasure Park Raises Nearly $1.9M for HIV Causes [VIDEO]

Take a wild ride with Broadway Bares dancers in highlights from the HIV fundraiser. Plus, the online Stripathon made it rain $1 million.
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11 Celebrities Who Show There’s Life After Breast Cancer

Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll, Cause of Death Revealed

The legendary “River Deep—Mountain High” singer died peacefully, according to a family statement.

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Update From Rep. Jamie Raskin: Chemo Extinguished My Cancer

Plus: Watch lawmaker Raskin “ring the bell” after completing 6 rounds of 5-day chemo sessions to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Actor Sam Neill at the 2010 Vancouver International Wine Festival

Clinical Trials Show Promise for “Jurassic Park” Actor Sam Neill’s Rare Lymphoma

One study targets Epstein-Barr virus commonly found in patients with an aggressive T-cell subtype.

If Stories About Celebrity Cancer Diagnoses Upset You, Keep This in Mind

Celebrities who share their cancer diagnoses may inspire some people while triggering others.
Tim Commerford, Jamie Raskin (D–Md.) and Martina Navratilova

Cancer Diagnoses in the News for Spring 2023

Andy Taylor, Tim Commerford, Jamie Raskin and Martina Navratilova make cancer headlines.

A Look Back: Eazy-E’s Death and a 1995 Hip-Hop Concert for HIV Causes

Music insider Fred T. Jackson told Men’s Health about the historic benefit concert and life as a Black gay man in the ’90s.
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