The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked rates of HIV diagnosis in the United States from 2011 to 2016 in this report . Rates among all ethnicities and ages in the United States are trending down within the six year period. This slow downward trend can be attributed to more awareness and use of HIV prevention medications called pre-exposure prophylaxis or prEP. These anti-viral prEP pills help to lower the risk of infection for those who are at risk up to 92 percent according to the CDC . Data The two age groups in the study to have the highest diagnosis rate are the 20-24 and 25-29 year old range from 2011 to 2016. Data An average of the data from the 6 year period shows that among the different ethnicities, black or African American makes up 44 percent of the diagnoses, with White at 27 percent and Hispanic or Latino comprising 23 percent. Data Data collected by the CDC was also broken down into regions, showing that the Southern region of th
Students tend to use social media frequently as it’s an easier form to communicate with classmates and friends throughout campus. Yet, how has social media directly impacted the lives of students in both positive and negative ways? Christopher Jones , an MSU student studying physics , has primarily been able to use social media positively in his life. Serving as a missionary in Hungry, Jones says that he still keeps in contact with people he met during that time with Facebook being his “primary form of communication” to keep in touch. For the most part, Jones says he’s been able to use it as a “tool” rather than something that causes stress in his life, with it at its worst being a time waster when browsing through YouTube. Riley Scanlon , a junior at MSU, says that his primary use for social media boils down to “a source of entertainment” so that it doesn’t consume all of his time that could be used more productively for school. Sc