Bloom Archives
HIV
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Baby Boomers—Five Times More Likely to Have Hep C
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2016 there were 2.4 million people living with hepatitis C in the United…
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated—the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the…
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IU Students Educate Legislators at AIDSWatch Event in Capital
When Gilbert Bongmba walked up the steps of the United States Capitol in March to advocate for support in the fight against HIV/AIDS, it…
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The ‘Sugar Daddy’ Culture
Africa is a great unknown to most Americans, often thought of in monolithic terms rather than in terms of the diverse cultures, languages, and…
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Life Inside a Refugee Camp
As my colleague Victor and I traveled along the dirt road from the Ugandan city of Arua to the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement along…
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Positive Link: On the Front Line in South-Central Indiana HIV Fight
BY CAIRRIL MILLS “Everybody I know says they don’t know anyone with HIV, but we all do,” says Jill Stowers of Positive Link, a…