The Brooklyn Ink

The Aging Face of HIV/AIDS

With the introduction in 1995 of a special class of drugs called protease inhibitors, AIDS ceased to be a sure death sentence. From then on, life expectancy has steadily improved, allowing HIV/AIDS sufferers to grow old.

Activists and OWS Demand Funding for Disease Care On World AIDS Day

A World AIDS Day march tied to the Occupy Wall Street movement ended with police detaining and taking away at least eight protesters for blocking traffic in downtown Manhattan Thursday. The protesters, five of whom [...]

Fans to Fight HIV in Crown Heights

A Crown Heights Baptist church has launched a new campaign to fight HIV. The First Baptist Church now sells fans that feature pictures of the wives of the pastors with the message “First Ladies Care,” [...]

East Brooklyn Clinic Celebrates Women’s Health Week

Patients and staff at Dr. Betty Shabazz Health Center in East New York discuss their biggest health worries. Mary Plummer reports.