U.S. HIV Diagnosis Rates Fell 33% From 2002 to 2011

The annual rate of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. fell by about 33% between 2002 and 2011, according to a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers found that the rate fell from 24.1 diagnoses per 100,000 people in 2002 to 16.1 diagnoses per 100,000 people in 2011, which is about a 4% drop per year.

• "HIV Diagnosis Rate Falls by a Third in U.S.: Researchers" (Reuters, 7/19).