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In solidarity with the theme of the 2023 US Conference on HIV/AIDS, “A Love Letter to Black Women,” the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), led by its Director, Kaye Hayes, MPA, is creating a nationally coordinated, community-driven initiative to improve the lives and well-being of Black women of both cis and […]
Lifetime risk of acquiring HIV has decreased for Black gay and bisexual men in the US, from 1 in 2 from 2010 to 2014 to 1 in 3 from 2017 to 2021, according to data presented to the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2024) by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control […]
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine showed that men who took the daily antiretroviral pill Truvada significantly reduced their risk of contracting HIV. CNN — After nearly a decade of working as an advocate for HIV and AIDS treatment, Michael Chancley said he came to a sobering realization. […]
Content From: HIV.govUpdated: November 13, 20233 min read TopicsGlobal HealthGlobal Health InitiativePEPFARPresident’s Emergency Plan for AIDS ReliefOIDPOffice of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS PolicyBidirectionalbi-directional learningOGAHHS Office of Global Affairs What is Global-Domestic Bidirectional HIV Work About? The U.S. government carries out its commitment to fostering excellence across all federally supported programs each day, including a focus […]
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) have secured a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that a home healthcare provider discriminated against a person with HIV. Comfort Hands Home Healthcare LLC (Comfort Hands) of […]
An influential expert panel has given its highest recommendation to an expanded menu of H.I.V. prevention strategies for adults and adolescents, a move that will require private insurers to cover the drugs without a co-pay or deductible under the Affordable Care Act. The recommendation arrives as the Biden administration is fighting to preserve no-cost coverage […]
– Journal Of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Supplement Details COMPASS Progress at the Halfway Mark of the Ten-Year Initiative – FOSTER CITY, Calif. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Meharry Medical College, one of the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health science centers, today announced the […]
– Biktarvy Evaluated in a Diverse Range of People With HIV, Including Pregnant Women and Pediatric Populations – – 96-Week Data from ALLIANCE Trial Show Durability of Biktarvy in Adults With HIV and HBV Coinfection – FOSTER CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced results from multiple studies reinforcing Biktarvy® (bictegravir 50 […]