News 2011
INTERVIEW
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Photographer and Activist
This is the first in a series marking the 30th anniversary of the U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Early one morning in 1987, photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe awakened to somebody else's bad news: A high-profile congressman, Stewart McKinney of Connecticut, had died of AIDS--most likely infected as a result of a blood transfusion.
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NEWS
FAQ: Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines
From Kaiser Health News
A day after voting to repeal the federal health law, a group of more than 60 House Republicans introduced a bill reviving an idea long popular with conservatives: allowing consumers to buy health insurance across state lines so that residents of a state with expensive health plans could find cheaper options.
Dr. Anthony Fauci To Speak at UCLA
On Thursday, January 27, 2011, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will host a special research seminar "30 Years of AIDS: A Personal Journey" featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Time: 9:00 -10:00 am
Place: UCLA California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Auditorium
***The CNSI Building is located at the roof level of parking structure 9--between parking structure 9 and the old Bomb Shelter eating establishment.
Hosted by: Dr. Tomas Ganz
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AAHU Application Deadline Extended to Wednesday, February 16, 2011
EXTENDED! Due to an overwhelming response, we have extended the application deadline for 2011 AAHU Cohort to Wednesday, February 16, 2011. For application, instructions and frequently asked questions, here.
EDITORIAL
Repealing Health Reform: What's In It For Us? That is the question.
Last week the leadership of the House of Representatives began fulfilling its campaign promise to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as health care reform. The nonpartisan and independent Congressional Budget Office wrote a letter to Republican Speaker of the House, Representative John Boehner of Ohio, to advise him that repealing ACA "would probably increase the federal budget deficit over the 2012–2019 period by a total of roughly $145 billion," not decrease it, as its detractors would like us to think.
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