Broken System: Curbing the Impact of HIV Criminalization Laws

Arneta Rogers, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Positive Women's Network USA

If you think the criminal-justice system is broken and unfair, you're not alone. Most voters—69 percent—say too many people are behind bars, according to a 2015 survey by the American Civil Liberties Union.

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Trump's Surgeon General Pick Built Name Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana

Jerome Adams, M.D., MPH, the newly confirmed Surgeon General of the United States was formerly Indiana's State Health Commissioner.

Several weeks before President Donald Trump nominated Indiana's state health commissioner Jerome Adams to be the next U.S. surgeon general, Adams toured the Salvation Army Harbor Light detox center in Indianapolis, the only treatment facility in the state for people without insurance.

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Often Missing In The Health Care Debate: Women's Voices

Women's voices in the ACA debate.

Women, in particular, have a lot at stake in the fight over the future of health care.

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'Simple 7' Steps Can Help Improve Blood Pressure in Blacks

John N. Booth III, MPH, Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Just a few healthy lifestyle habits can reduce black Americans' risk of high blood pressure, researchers say.

"We found that even small improvements in cardiovascular health can reduce risk for developing high blood pressure," said study lead author John Booth III, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 

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