Richard Socarides remembers coming out to his father, one of the founders of conversion therapy who believed homosexuality is a mental illness and can be cured. His aim is to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people learn more about their community, straight people learn more about...

A powerful new trailer for the Joel Edgerton-directed gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased has been released (above). The film, adapted from the memoir by Garrard Conley, stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe as well as Troye Sivan. Boy Erased recounts Arkansas native Conley’s life

Blogger Mark S. King (MyFabulousDisease.com) looks into the ongoing search for an AIDS cure, and the activists working to take HIV research across the finish line.

Boy Erased recounts Arkansas native Conley’s life growing up in a religious home and being sent away to gay conversion therapy, an ordeal he would survive but which would drastically affect his life. A powerful new trailer for the Joel Edgerton-directed gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased has be

This historical documentary was produced specifically to honor the "35 World AIDS Day" on Friday, December 1, 2023. The Family clinic "Love the Golden Rule" in Saint Petersburg, Florida; headed by reknown and accomplished AIDS pioneer Dr. Bob Wallace , is having a special evening sharing t...

Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the HIV virus after a stem cell transplant. It's the second such success since 'Berlin patient' Timothy Ray Brow. The London patient has not been identified. He was diagnosed with HIV in 2003. He developed cancer and agreed to a stem cell transplant...

The nightmare scenario European officials have warned about for months: Tuesday’s deadly assault on Brussels that killed at least 31 people involved simultaneous, coordinated attacks on key infrastructure sites in the heart of the E.U.’s administrative capital. The bloodshed sent a chill through Eur

Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, discusses his research on a new, immunotherapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer. Dr. Vonderheide is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Abramson Cancer Center physicians Gregory Beatty, MD, PhD, and Peter O...

The DRC is a competition of robot systems and software teams vying to develop robots capable of assisting humans in responding to natural and man-made disasters. It was designed to be extremely difficult. Participating teams, representing some of the most advanced robotics research and development o...

In this SCIENCE episode of Ask Dr. Bob we address Health and Politics. We discuss the use of PrEP to prevent acquiring HIV/AIDS and the need to continue the support of this medical treatment for all individuals at risk. We also discuss the political climate regarding abortion medication and the se...