In This Issue

The Black Treatment Advocates Network gathered in Philadelphia to bring the science and breakthroughs from AIDS 2012 to the City of Brotherly Love. We report.

Black AIDS Institute friend and longtime HIV/AIDS advocate Frank Oldham has announced his resignation from NAPWA effective at the end of the year. We thank him for his lifetime of service and wish him the best of luck.

A study involving almost than 3700 people underscores the fact that HIV travels in sexual networks. Researchers discovered networks ranging from as small as two people to as large as 336.

A new study run by the CDC found that simple messages from healthcare providers encouraging people to stay in care improved retention, especially for new patients, young patients and those with high viral loads.

How will the election change Medicaid? Our friends at Kaiser Health News help us understand how this essential entitlement would differ under Obama and Romney administrations. We also run KHN's transcript of the Medicare portion of the vice-presidential debate, so you can review the candidates' positions for yourself.

Yours in the struggle,

Phill