News 2016
HIV May Hide in Tissues, Even After Treatment
Hiding
HIV patients who've been treated with antiretroviral drugs still have the AIDS-causing virus in their tissues, a new study suggests.
How To Enroll In Medicare And Avoid Costly Mistakes
If you've turned 65, Medicare is assumed to be your primary insurer even if you haven't yet signed up
Your 65th birthday is coming up. Soon, you think, the government will send you a packet explaining how to enroll in Medicare — its vast health program for 46 million seniors.
Don't hold your breath.
Read more: How To Enroll In Medicare And Avoid Costly Mistakes
Heroes in the Struggle: Douglas M. Brooks
Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, Former Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy
The Black AIDS Institute's Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration honors, in a star-studded event and photographic tribute, individuals who, over the past year, have made a heroic contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Below, the first in a series profiling the 2016 honorees.
In This Issue
I can't tell you how excited we, at the Black AIDS Institute, are to announce that producer/director Lee Daniels will headline our list of distinguished honorees—and actor and former honoree Jussie Smollett will host—the 2016 Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration on World AIDS Day at the Director's Guild in Los Angeles. In this issue we tell you more about this star-studded event, including how you can get tickets. We also kick off the first in our series of profiles on this year's Heroes in the Struggle honorees with a piece on former ONAP Director Doug Brooks.
Lee Daniels to Be Honored and Jussie Smollett to Host Heroes In The Struggle Gala Reception and Award Presentation to benefit the Black AIDS Institute
HITS Honoree Lee Daniels and HITS Host Jussie Smollett
The Black AIDS Institute is honored to announce that award winning producer, writer and director Lee Daniels (Empire, Lee Daniels' The Butler, Paper Boy, Precious, Monster's Ball) will headline an illustrious list of inductees into the Heroes in the Struggle Hall of Fame at a star-studded Gala Reception and Award Presentation, hosted by Jussie Smollett (Empire), at the Director's Guild of America, in Los Angeles, on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2016.