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A deadly cancer you probably haven’t heard of is becoming more common. But a pioneering HIV activist is hoping to change that.

Por: The Boston Globe Nation March 12, 2023

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Even before he was infected with HIV in 1985, Stewart Landers had become a warrior for AIDS patients at a time when the medical establishment was confounded by the mysterious disease.The Harvard-educated lawyer has since gone on to become a key adviser to a multitude of Massachusetts leaders, tenaciously battling some of the state’s most pressing public health challenges, from AIDS and LGBTQ+ services, to obesity and other chronic diseases —... + full article



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