News 2017
Will GOP Pay A Price For Trying To Take Health Care Benefits From Voters?

President Donald Trump greets Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
Tricia Petrucci hasn't quite reached the point where she regrets her vote for President Donald Trump. It would be understandable if she did, because Trump —
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Planned Parenthood and Black AIDS Institute Announce Program to Expand Comprehensive HIV Prevention Services at Health Centers Across the Country

Raegan McDonald-Mosley, M.D., MPH, FACOG, Chief Medical Officer, Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
NEW YORK— Planned Parenthood announced a multi-phase pilot program to build and expand its comprehensive HIV prevention and education efforts.
New Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program National Curriculum: HIV/HCV Co-infection

Access HIV/HCV co-infection curriculum online.
A new, free, online curriculum offers healthcare providers and health profession educators training on HIV/Hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection, including prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations.
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Do Blacks, Hispanics Get Low Quality Hospice Care?

Rebecca Anhang Price, Ph.D., Senior Policy Researcher and Associate Director, Health Services Delivery Systems, RAND
Hospice quality varies, with blacks and Hispanics often getting less desirable end-of-life care, a new study finds.
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In This Issue

This week, we continue our series on the Black AIDS Institute's Heroes in the Struggle Gala and Award Celebration awardees. We profile Laverne Cox this week, covering her ongoing advocacy in both the transgender-rights and HIV/AIDS movements.