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When Jamar Rogers was selected as a competitor on the reality singing competition "The Voice" this spring, he did not intend to reveal his HIV-positive status. But as he advanced through the competition, the show-stopping singer on Team Cee-Lo began to consider the power of using his newfound celebrity to de-stigmatize HIV. We talk to Jamar about this decision to use his voice in more ways than one.

The Road to AIDS 2012 convened Las Vegas, where town hall meeting participants expressed their desire to know more about the National HIV/AIDS Strategy than they do. Journalist Tamara Holmes reports.

Last week an FDA advisory panel advised that the agency approve OraSure's HIV test that you can take at home. We report. We also cover the recent recommendation from that agency's ARV advisory committee that the FDA approve Truvada for PrEP.

The nation recently observed its first-ever Hepatitis Testing Day. AIDS.gov reports. And as we leave Women's Health Week, we focus on what moms can do to prevent perinatal hepatitis.

 

Yours in the struggle,

 

Phill