Model Sees Pluses and Minuses With Test-and-Treat in Los Angeles MSM

An HIV test-and-treat policy for men who have sex with men (MSM) in Los Angeles County would prevent new HIV infections and save lives, according to results of a mathematical modeling study. But the rate of multidrug-resistant virus would almost double.

WHO Resets ART Threshold at 500 CD4s, Endorses Single-Pill Combo

HIV-positive people should start antiretroviral therapy (ART) when their CD4 count falls to 500, according to new guidelines released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The previous CD4 threshold was 350.

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Attending Outfest in Los Angeles This Weekend?

If so, we urge you to check out deepsouth, a documentary about the healthcare crisis in the rural Southern United States, where the HIV epidemic is spreading quickly. Go here to purchase tickets.

In This Issue

In this issue we continue our series on how the Affordable Care Act will affect people living with HIV/AIDS by focusing on how the ACA will dramatically improve access to care and treatment.

It's Time to End the Criminalization of HIV

Every day in support groups and therapists' offices and on their own, people diagnosed with HIV ponder disclosing their status to others. Despite decades of awareness-raising, stigma--experienced and internalized--makes it difficult for many people to reveal their HIV-positive status. Most are keenly aware of their responsibility to avoid transmitting the virus, including adhering to laws that govern nondisclosure, especially to sex partners. These responsibilities, however, should not cost people due protection from discrimination or cause the criminal code to be applied to them unfairly, as is currently taking place.