40 years of AIDS: How a ‘death sentence’ became undetectable

Utahns living with HIV recall the past four decades and look to the future

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rusty Davis-Clem, left, who was diagnosed with HIV about 35 years ago, is joined by his husband Mark, as they talk about their life on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. As World AIDS Day approaches, 40 years since it was first diagnosed, Rusty reflects on the ravages of the AIDS pandemic and how he has lived to see the medical advancements made. He grew up in California, but now lives in the Salt Lake area.

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Shelley K. MeschInnovation Lab reporter

Shelley is a reporter on The Tribune's Innovation Lab team, where she reports on how businesses, nonprofits and governments can address community problems.