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A photo of a commemorative PEPFAR sign at a US-based event in 2022. It reads "PEPFAR U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief." The USA flag and the PEPFAR seal are above the words.

PEPFAR’s new goal: Ending HIV by 2030

Millions of lives have been saved since President George W. Bush established the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in 2003—but what’s next?
By Esther Nakkazi
Illustration: A woman, dressed in blue, sits on an oversized pill in the left foreground. In the top right, a group of doctors stand with their arms crossed. The illustrations are on a dark blue static background.

Who is a “difficult” patient?

Addiction treatment remains scarce, so why don’t more doctors treat it? Medical student John Messinger says stigma is a major barrier.
By John C. Messinger