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...

PrEP, the FDA-approved HIV prevention medication, has become an increasingly popular safeguard among gay and bisexual men; however the pill is not without controversy. CNN's Sanjay Gupta reports.

A look at PrEP, a prevention strategy for people at high risk for contracting HIV. Researchers at the University of California explain how pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) works as they describe a four-year, multi-pronged study of men who have sex with men in Los Angeles and San Diego. Participants a...

Regenerative medicine may sound like science fiction, but it is based on a simple premise. Dr. Atala lists the types of tissues that they plan to bio-print at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.

The Creative Destruction of Medicine: Why The Entrepreneurial Opportunities Are "Limitless"

In this episode of Ask Dr Bob as part of COFL science section, Dr Bob Wallace explains his experience as an openly gay physician trying to combat stigma. The UF College of Medicine alumnus and St. Petersburg physician is no stranger to breaking down barriers. Wallace believes he was one of the first...

This edition of the series "Tapestry: The Faces of AIDS", profiles Dr David Fawcett author of "Lust, Men and Meth" a book that explores the relationship between gay men, meth, and other mood altering chemicals, and high-risk sexual behaviors. It also provides a sex therapist’s insight into sexual d

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...

CommunityofLights.com is proud to present another edition of our science section with Dr Bob Wallace, MD who is a specialist in HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis "C". Dr. Bob Wallace, MD was one of the pioneers in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. When his office opened in 1987, at 2663 1st Ave. N in St. Petersburg

The Temple University School of Medicine research team's approach looks promising as they work towards a permanent cure and potential for protection against HIV. "This is one important step on the path toward a permanent cure for AIDS," says Kamel Khalili, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department ...