As of July 12, 2013, I have been at the Latino Commission on AIDS (the Commission) for nine years.  I was hired and mentored by the Commission’s founder and committed champion of civil rights Dennis Deleon, who passed away two years ago, but lives on with us in spirit.  As

Whole new different day same old thing All I got is dreams nobody else can see Nobody else believes, nobody else but me Where are you victory… --Jay-Z In our own ways, we all share the common goal of creating a better future, but we do not always agree on how to achieve that goal,

This past week, in a new interview, Michael Douglas said that his throat cancer was caused by performing oral sex on too many women.  Or so that is the late night comic fest take on Michael Douglas’ discussion of throat cancer and HPV.   Not HIV, but HPV. How many of

Near the Cruise Ship Port in Nassau, there were a series of HIV/AIDS Awareness and testing campaign ads. What are your thoughts about the campaign? Where are the ads in your community located? Miriam Y. Vega, PhD  @miriamyvega

In 2010, the United States for the first time put forward a National HIV and AIDS Strategy (NHAS) to address the impact of HIV and AIDS in the country. With three specific goals: reducing HIV incidence, increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes, and reducing HIV-related health disparities; the