News 2013
Under-26 Coverage: Does It Matter If My Child Just Got Out Of Jail?
Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about keeping your children on your health plan until they turn 26, even if they were recently released from jail.
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In This Issue
Over the past month, we've been examining what the reports about the baby who supposedly was "functionally cured" of HIV mean for Black America. In Part 1 we asked whether the infant actually had the virus at all. In Part 2 we considered the mother's lack of prenatal care and the fact that she fell out of HIV care. In this issue the series' writer, Rod McCullom, examines the role that Mississippi's politics and policies play in driving the HIV rates in the Magnolia State, where the baby was born.
Botswana, Mississippi? The Magnolia State's HIV Crisis
The third in a series examining the reports of a pediatric "functional cure" and its implications across Black America. In Part 1 we asked whether a Mississippi infant supposedly cured of HIV actually had the virus at all. In Part 2 we considered the mother's lack of prenatal care and the fact that she fell out of HIV care.
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New USPSTF HIV Testing Recommendation Paves the Way for Increased Testing and Timely HIV Diagnosis in the U.S.
This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a new Recommendation Statement on screening for HIV, giving a “Grade A” recommendation for routine HIV screening for all people aged 15 to 65, as well as younger adolescents and older adults who are at an increased risk for HIV infection. It also gave a “Grade A” recommendation for HIV screening for all pregnant women, including those in labor whose HIV status is unknown. (Read a fact sheet [PDF 120KB] about the new USPSTF HIV screening recommendations.)
9 LGBT Athletes of Color Who Paved the Way for Jason Collins
Sexuality and sports make for a complicated mix. Throw in race and the persistent obsession with what it means to be a man in America, and the conversation becomes impossibly loaded.
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