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Scientific Advances in HIV and Viral Hepatitis To Be Examined This Week at CROI

The 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) takes place this week in Boston. This annual scientific meeting of the world’s leading researchers working to understand, prevent, and treat HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2014 3:34 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Conferences, Research Agenda

In Case You Missed It!

Editor’s Note: The deadline for open enrollment for health coverage is March 31st! With the deadline only 28 days, we are reminded of this important message from Magic Johnson. For more information on how to enroll be sure to visit healthcare.gov...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2014 4:34 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Speaking – And Listening – To Teens Through New Media Tools

Editor’s Note: Today we share the sixth story from the new media planning projects supported by AIDS.gov in summer 2013. To read earlier posts in this series, click here: The goal of the Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic’s website expansion...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, Microgrants

HIV/AIDS Medical Practice Guidelines Accessible From Mobile Devices

Are you a health care provider who needs to quickly access the HIV/AIDS guidelines on your smartphone or tablet? The AIDSinfo mobile site has been upgraded to better meet your needs. A mobile-optimized format of the federally approved HIV/AIDS medical...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 7:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Mobile, Treatment

White House Issues Budget Fact Sheets

The White House Office of Management and Budget has issued a series of fact sheets on key issues for fiscal year 2015. This year, HIV is highlighted in two items within the “Supporting the LGBT Community” budget fact sheet: Expanding Access...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 11:57 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Budget, HIV Policy & Programs

NIH Seeks Input on HIV Cure Research Priorities

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is asking the scientific community to weigh in on what should be the highest priority research areas related to understanding HIV persistence and investigating strategies for eradicating or controlling remaining...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2014 1:15 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Highlights from CROI 2014 – March 4

Yesterday, March 4, was the first full day of the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston. Over 4,000 HIV/AIDS research leaders from 85 countries are gathered at the annual scientific meeting discussing their work...

Published Wed, Mar 05 2014 12:53 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis, HIV Continuum of Care

President Obama to Participate in a Town Hall on Latinos and the Affordable Care Act

Editor’s Note: Tune in to whitehouse.gov/latinotownhall on Thursday, March 6 at 11:30 am ET to watch the town hall live. This Thursday, March 6, at 11:30 am ET, President Obama will participate in a historic town hall on Latinos and the Affordable...

Published Wed, Mar 05 2014 12:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Conversations from CROI 2014: CDC’s Dr. Jonathan Mermin

While at the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) [external_link] this week, I was pleased to sit down with Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC’s Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). Given...

Published Wed, Mar 05 2014 2:05 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, LGBTQ Health, CDC, HIV Continuum of Care

PrEP Topics Examined at CROI 2014

Among the many issues being discussed by the scientists, providers, and advocates gathered at the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston this week is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV. In a number of clinical...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2014 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIH, PrEP, CDC

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Highlights from CROI 2014 – March 5

At the conclusion of sessions yesterday, March 5, at the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach sat down with Dr. Ron Valdiserri to discuss some of the day’s scientific highlights. In...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2014 8:37 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH

Black Voices: I Choose to Speak Out

Like many black MSM who test positive for HIV, my diagnosis was confirmed in a clinic full of strangers. My blood was drawn by an individual who suspiciously said very little to me during the screening process and the test was taken in a room so dingy...

Published Thu, Mar 06 2014 4:53 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: New Media, Communities of Color

Scientific Advances on the HIV Care Continuum Presented at CROI

Among the scientific advances highlighted at the 21st Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, Massachusetts this week were a number of new studies addressing the provision of essential care to persons living with HIV...

Published Fri, Mar 07 2014 7:27 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, Research Agenda, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Continuum of Care

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Final Highlights from CROI 2014

As the 2014 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) drew to a close in Boston, Dr. Ron Valdiserri asked National Institutes of Health’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach to share some final thoughts on highlights of the scientific advances...

Published Fri, Mar 07 2014 8:41 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, People Living With HIV, Treatment, HIV Continuum of Care

CMS Invites Comments on Proposed Decision Regarding Coverage of Hepatitis C Screening

This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed decision memo for the National Coverage Analysis (NCA) on Medicare coverage for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening in adults. They find that “the evidence is adequate...

Published Fri, Mar 07 2014 10:30 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: CMS, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

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