July 2014 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on “Mississippi Baby”

In an important announcement yesterday, Thursday, July 10, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that the child known as the “Mississippi Baby”—an infant seemingly cured of HIV after treatment had been initiated within hours of birth—now has...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2014 1:31 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, NIH, HIV Policy & Programs

HHS announces availability of $11 million to better integrate HIV services into community health centers

Funding is from the Affordable Care Act and the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the availability of $11 million, through the Affordable Care Act and the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, to...

Published Tue, Jul 15 2014 9:55 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HRSA, Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

A new pilot helps battle hepatitis C with health IT and telemedicine

Health IT and telemedicine are important tools to help early diagnosis and treatment of a growing problem in the U.S. – hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a new pilot program to help use telemedicine...

Published Tue, Jul 01 2014 1:18 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Health Information Technology, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Follow #AIDS2014

Members of the global HIV community will convene in Melbourne, Australia for 20th International AIDS Conference (IAC) 2014 from Sunday, July 20-25, 2014. We extend our condolences to the loved ones of all those on board Malaysia Flight 17. Throughout...

Published Sat, Jul 19 2014 9:13 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Conferences, New Media, AIDS 2014

Medicare Protects You on World Hepatitis Day and Every Day

Did you know that hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, affects millions of people worldwide, resulting in acute and chronic liver disease and killing close to 1.4 million people every year? Hepatitis is contagious. For example, the...

Published Tue, Jul 29 2014 2:07 PM by AIDS.gov blog

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

Stepping Up the Pace in America’s Response to AIDS

Given the global reach of the AIDS epidemic and the diversity of delegates who attended the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Australia (July 20-25), it’s not surprising that hundreds of topics were presented. Plenary sessions...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2014 6:00 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, AIDS 2014

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Final Thoughts from AIDS 2014

As the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) drew to a close in Melbourne, Australia, we asked Dr. Carl Dieffenbach from NIH/NIAIDto provide a summary of conference highlights. Dr. Dieffenbach recognized the Malaysia Airlines tragedy, a loss...

Published Fri, Jul 25 2014 7:45 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, PrEP, AIDS 2014

Do You Qualify for Coverage during the Special Enrollment Period?

Still have questions about what qualifies you for a Special Enrollment Period to get coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace? In this new video Mayra Alvarez of The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discusses the life events that...

Published Thu, Jul 03 2014 11:06 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

“Mississippi Baby” Now Has Detectable HIV, Researchers Find

The child known as the “Mississippi baby”—an infant seemingly cured of HIV that was reported as a case study of a prolonged remission of HIV infection in The New England Journal of Medicine last fall—now has detectable levels of HIV after more than two...

Published Thu, Jul 10 2014 12:44 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: NIAID, NIH, HIV Policy & Programs

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Statement by John Kerry, Secretary of State, Washington, DC, July 17, 2014 “We are horrified by the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. There are no words adequate to express our condolences to the families of the nearly 300 victims. We offer...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2014 9:27 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs

What’s A Twitter Chat? Let’s Chat for HIV/AIDS

Twitter chats, also called “tweetchats”, have increasingly become a way to discuss key topics and exchange knowledge and resources among experts and community members . Twitter chats can be excellent opportunities to network with those in your field,...

Published Tue, Jul 08 2014 12:58 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Strategy/Planning, New Media, Social Networks, Youth, Twitter

Black Voices: Helping to Put an End to HIV Stigma

Editor’s Note: The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors and The National Coalition of STD Directors launched this brief confidential survey to learn about community attitudes and opinions related to health among Black and Latino...

Published Thu, Jul 17 2014 9:25 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Communities of Color, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares a Highlight from Day 3 of AIDS 2014 on Making Better, Smarter Investments to Achieve AIDS-Free Generation

This week, we’ve asked Dr. Carl Dieffenbach from NIH/NIAID to share daily science highlights from the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Australia. His highlight today was a presentation by Ambassador Mark Dybul, Executive Director...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2014 10:04 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, AIDS 2014

Faster, Easier Cures for Hepatitis C

Transformative advances in drug treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration are giving the 3.2 million Americans with chronic hepatitis C a chance for a longer, healthier life without the virus. That’s welcome news for baby boomers—who make...

Published Wed, Jul 30 2014 10:27 AM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: FDA, HIV Policy & Programs, Women and Girls

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Looks Ahead to Key Topics to be Explored at AIDS 2014

As the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) opened in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, July 20, 2014, we had the chance to speak with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach. He’s the Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...

Published Sun, Jul 20 2014 2:04 PM by AIDS.gov blog

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH

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