News 2012
Four More Years
Now that the 2012 election is over, the AIDS community needs to get back to work. We have an epidemic to end. This is something we can do. It is something we must do, but there are some fundamental things that we have to do to get it done. Quite frankly (to use the cliché) this election is not the end, it's the beginning.
Elections Have Consequences
We are a week from the 2012 presidential election. Everyone always says that whatever the current election is, it’s the most important election ever. And they're always right. This is year is no exception. It is the most important election ever.
The Black AIDS Institute Debuts First-Ever Workforce Survey for HIV/AIDS Professionals
During the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), held in Las Vegas in October 2012, the Black AIDS Institute launched its HIV Workplace Survey. The survey, the first of its kind, will assess current knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS -- including its treatment and recent biomedical advances, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) -- among professionals who treat or provide services to PLWHA. It takes 10-15 minutes to complete and consists of 21 demographic and screening questions, 26 knowledge questions and 15 questions about biomedical interventions.
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Democrats And Republicans See Medicare Issue Working To Their Advantage
Regardless of who emerges as the victor, the Medicare debate makes it likely that changes will be made to the program in the future, according to The Associated Press. Also, Kaiser Health News examines how Medicare policies are playing among Reagan Democrats.
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Group Therapy Program Helps HIV+ People Quit Smoking in Bronx
Positively Smoke Free (PSF), a smoke-ending program designed for people with HIV, doubled the rate at which people quit smoking in a randomized trial in the Bronx, New York. But the quitting rate did not reach 20%.
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