News 2017
Despite Insurers' Tactical Win On ACA's Cost-Sharing Payments, Uncertainty Lingers
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (pictured) along with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, both of whom favor ACA subsidies, may join an effort to stop a Republican effort against them
Health insurers have won powerful allies in a fight over federal subsidies that President Donald Trump has threatened to cancel for millions of people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
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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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In This Issue
This week we run a profile of Taraji P. Henson, the first in a series of stories about our 2017 Heroes in the Struggle—a select group of individuals and organizations that have made heroic contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS in Black America.
Taraji P. Henson: Fighting the Good Fight for What Is Right
Taraji P. Henson, 2017 Black AIDS Institute Hero in the Struggle
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, one in a series profiling the 2017 honorees.
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All About PrEP: The Key to Prevention
Gerald Garth, HIV Specialist
Prevention is vital to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. At the heart of a sound prevention strategy is pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP. A Brown Bag Lunch Webinar held by the Black AIDS Institute in May 2017 provided an overview of how the biomedical prevention tool works as well as information to help clear up any misconceptions.