News 2014
Researchers Find Hepatitis C Cures Effective for People Living with HIV/HCV Coinfection – Reports from AIDS 2014
The World Health Organization estimates that globally, 5-15% of people living with HIV are coinfected with hepatitis C. In the United States, about 25% of people living with HIV also have hepatitis C (HCV)—and HCV rates are even higher among people with HIV who inject drugs.
Black Voices: Independence from HIV
Last month, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy hosted the much-anticipated meeting on HIV in the Southern United States. Federal stakeholders, policy makers, national and regional advocates were in attendance to outline the current state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the South and identify solutions for reducing the impact of HIV in this region of the United States.
Surgeon Agrees to Treat HIV-Positive Patients After Losing Federal Funding
California surgeon has voluntarily entered into a Post-Termination Compliance Agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to restore his eligibility to receive federal funding from HHS. The surgeon's funding was terminated after OCR and the HHS Departmental Appeals Board concluded that he intentionally discriminated against an HIV-positive patient by refusing to perform needed back surgery, in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
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Pitfalls Emerge in Health Insurance Renewals
For the 8 million people who persevered through all the software trapdoors in the new health insurance exchanges and managed to sign up for coverage in 2014, their policies will probably automatically renew come November when open enrollment begins.
AIDS 2014: Stigma and Discrimination Are Killing LGBT Men
What is the effect of the new, repressive anti-LGBT laws around the world?
"We have evidence to show that the law is killing people."
These are the words of Ifeanyi Orazulike (pictured), who runs a clinic for MSM and trans women in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. Orazulike traveled to the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne to talk about his work and how the anti-gay laws are affecting access to health care for MSM in Africa.
Read more: AIDS 2014: Stigma and Discrimination Are Killing LGBT Men