News 2015
What's At Stake When The Supreme Court Rules On Health Plan Subsidies
Supporters of the Affordable Care Act gather in front of the U.S Supreme Court during a rally March 4, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Right: U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) speaks during a Tea Party Patriots rally against the Affordable Care Act the same day
Later this month, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on King v. Burwell, a case challenging the validity of federal tax subsidies helping millions of Americans buy health insurance if they don't get it through an employer. If the court rules against the Obama administration, those subsidies could be cut off for people in the approximately three dozen states using healthcare.gov, the federal exchange website.
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Jussie Smollett, 2015 Hero in the Struggle, to appear at Essence Festival
Jussie Smollett, currently starring as Jamal Lyon in the Fox music-industry primetime soap opera "Empire"
June 9, 2015 – Jussie Smollett, star of FOX's hit TV show Empire, is joining with Greater Than AIDS and the Black AIDS Institute to headline a special ESSENCE Empowerment Experience panel in New Orleans on Friday, July 3rd on "The Power of Love & Family: Ending AIDS in Black America." The ESSENCE Empowerment Experience is the FREE daytime community forum of the hugely popular ESSENCE Festival.
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Knowing Better, Doing Better: Anthony Galloway
Anthony Galloway
In February the Black AIDS Institute published the results of the first U.S. HIV Workforce Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Survey, the largest study ever conducted of nonmedical personnel working with PLWHA in the United States. The results were alarming: The HIV/AIDS health-care providers at health departments and AIDS service and community-based organizations who were polled answered only 63 percent of questions correctly—essentially earning a grade of D for their knowledge of HIV science and treatment, while earning the equivalent of an F on treatment-related questions.
In This Issue
This week, we run part three of our series about the HIV/AIDS Workforce Survey results, as we speak with AIDS Foundation of Chicago prevention program manger, Anthony Galloway, about why the nonmedical HIV workforce needs greater science and treatment knowledge.
Starting Antiretroviral Treatment Early Improves Outcomes for HIV-Infected Individuals
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
A major international randomized clinical trial has found that HIV-infected individuals have a considerably lower risk of developing AIDS or other serious illnesses if they start taking antiretroviral drugs sooner, when their CD4+ T-cell count—a key measure of immune system health—is higher, instead of waiting until the CD4+ cell count drops to lower levels. Together with data from previous studies showing that antiretroviral treatment reduced the risk of HIV transmission to uninfected sexual partners, these findings support offering treatment to everyone with HIV.
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