News 2016
NIH Spotlights HIV Cure Research
Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, listens to Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health speak on issues surrounding a cure for AIDS.
In two Facebook Live events from NIAID's Strategies for an HIV Cure conference this week we learned about advances in HIV cure research from leaders in HIV science.
You Can Help Consumers, Providers And Enrollment Assisters Get The Facts About Health Coverage
The ACE TA Center provides digital, print, and video resources
HIV programs have been doing great work to get people living with HIV enrolled in Marketplace health coverage since Open Enrollment began on November 1. Here are some resources to help keep it going!
Trans Folks: Everything You Need to Know About Updating Your IDs Before Trump Takes Office
Trans ID issues take on urgency as Donald Trump prepares to take office
There is a lot of uncertainty about what a Trump presidency will mean for many communities, but one group that has been particularly nervous is transgender people. Sunday, November 20 marked the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day used to commemorate people lost to anti-transgender violence in this past year, just one indication of the serious challenges facing the community.
'A Huge Improvement': Study Finds Inmates Benefit From Much Shorter TB Treatment
Maria Juarez-Reyes, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the clinical trial and an assistant clinical professor at Stanford University
Jails and federal prisons in California and elsewhere are adopting new treatment guidelines for latent tuberculosis infection based on research showing that it can be treated effectively during a much shorter period.
Read more: 'A Huge Improvement': Study Finds Inmates Benefit From Much Shorter TB Treatment
In This Issue
This week we continue our series of stories about the Heroes in the Struggle Hall of Fame inductees, with a piece about Los Angeles County Supervisor for the 2nd District, Mark Ridley-Thomas, who has been in the fight against HIV and AIDS since the beginning of his career.