Q&A: Rep. Barbara Lee, Congresswoman and AIDS Activist

Since her election in 1998 from Oakland, Calif.'s 9th Congressional District--the first woman ever elected to represent that community--Barbara Lee has been one of the most courageous and principled members of Congress.

Why Is HIV Still Going? One Reason: 1 in 5 Don’t Know They Have It

Today is National HIV Testing Day, a cross-country campaign to encourage individuals to get tested for HIV, especially young people.

HIV/AIDS continues to be a national epidemic, with African Americans and poor communities disproportionately affected. Blacks make up roughly half of people living with HIV, half of new infections, and more than half of late testers.

Proposed National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Fund

Because the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) is a priority endeavor for the U.S. government, when the President released his Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) budget proposal in February of this year, he proposed a special fund to support the implementation of the Strategy.

Tracking Down Patients Who Skip Their Drugs

For doctors, pharmacists and other health care experts, it’s a bitter pill to swallow: nearly a quarter of people who get a prescription don’t bother to fill it.

HHS Scales Back Rules On Health Insurance Appeals

The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it is scaling back some of its earlier rules under the 2010 health law that governed consumers' right to appeal denials by health plans, disappointing patient advocates and earning praise from industry groups.