News 2015
LGBT Health Awareness Week – The Affordable Care Act is Working For You
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Editor's Note: In honor of LGBT Health Awareness Week, Secretary Burwell shared this important message about how the ACA is working to improve the health and well-being of LGBT Americans. While LGBT Health Awareness Week has passed, ensuring health equity for all Americans continues to be a key priority every day.
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In This Issue
Groundbreaking new research on PrEP was presented at CROI 2015 and for the next several weeks we're going to dig into it. In this issue we present research from the IPERGAY trial, which suggests that on-demand PrEP may one day be an option for gay and bisexual men.
Tax-Time Tribulations: Health Law Complicates Filing Season For Many
Tax time
This tax season, for the first time since the health law passed five years ago, consumers are facing its financial consequences. Whether they owe a penalty for not having health insurance or have to reconcile how much they got in premium tax credits against their incomes, many people have to contend with new tax forms and calculations. Experts say the worst may be yet to come.
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For Most Children With HIV And Low Immune Cell Count, Cells Rebound After Treatment
Immune systems rebound
Most children with HIV who have low levels of a key immune cell eventually recover levels of this cell after beginning treatment, according to a study by researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Los Angeles Black Treatment Advocates Network To Host Women AWARE: Advocating for Wellness, Awareness, Reduction, and Empowerment
HIV/AIDS training geared especially toward women
The Black Treatment Advocates Network in Los Angeles is partnering with the Black AIDS Institute to host Women AWARE: Advocating for Wellness, Awareness, Reduction, and Empowerment, a program for women of all backgrounds—whether teen, young adult or aging; lesbian, straight, bisexual or transwomen.