February 2015 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Last chance for 2015 coverage

There’s still time to enroll in a plan for 2015 that meets your needs and budget, but time is running out to apply. February 15 is your last chance to enroll for coverage in 2015. New to the Marketplace? Here are 3 ways to get started: Preview 2015...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

PCORI Announces $50 million in Hepatitis C Research Funding

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) research recently received a significant boost with a commitment of up to $50 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies on the...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

AIDSVu in 2015: Visualizing HIV with digital technologies to improve public health outcomes.

Editor’s note – Over the past few years, AIDS.gov has asked AIDSVu to share its experiences with using digital tools to visualize the HIV epidemic. Here is AIDSVu’s latest update: Over the past five years, AIDSVu has become a leading resource...

Published Fri, Feb 13 2015 1:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: HIV Policy & Programs, HIV Continuum of Care

Open Enrollment is over – We can still help you get covered

Open enrollment is over. But if you were trying to enroll on February 15 and couldn’t finish, you may still be able to get coverage. We know many of you worked hard to enroll in a plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Despite your best efforts...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 7:29 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Uncategorized

The Power of Twitter: Reaching People Living with HIV

Each week at AIDS.gov, we evaluate metrics from our social media activity; we look for insights to refine how we serve our audiences, assess which of our content people are re-tweeting, liking and clicking through to and also, monitor trends in how many...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2015 1:22 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, Twitter

Millions of Americans Tell the Story

You may know my affection for numbers. They help us focus on impact. They help us learn and improve. And often they tell a story. The story of this Open Enrollment was written by millions of Americans who came to the Marketplace, evaluated their choices...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2015 11:18 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

Scientific Advances in HIV and HCV To Be Examined Next Week at CROI 2015

The 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) takes place next week in Seattle, Washington, and AIDS.gov will be there. This annual scientific meeting of the world’s leading researchers working to understand, prevent, and treat...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2015 11:03 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Research Agenda, Viral Hepatitis

CDC’s 2013 HIV Surveillance Report Now Available Online

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) annual HIV Surveillance Report titled Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2013, is now available online [PDF 2.9MB]. The report summarizes information about diagnosed...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 5:11 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

CDC News: First-of-its-kind model estimates HIV transmission at each stage of care

Today, JAMA Internal Medicine published a new CDC study showing that 9 in 10 new HIV infections in the United States could be averted by diagnosing people living with HIV and ensuring they receive prompt, ongoing care and treatment. The statistical model...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2015 5:22 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: CDC, HIV Policy & Programs

Top 10 Things (We Think) You Don’t Know about DigitalGov

Editor’s Note: This blog is cross-posted from DigitalGov, an initiative of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies in the U.S. General Services Administration. The initiative aims to help agencies build a 21st century digital...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2015 6:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Health Information Technology, New Media, Social Networks, Digital Government Strategy

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Highlights as CROI 2015 Begins (Video)

As the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) got underway in Seattle yesterday, February 23, we spoke with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2015 10:27 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, Research Agenda, CROI2015

Conversations from CROI 2015: CDC’s Dr. Jonathan Mermin

While at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this week, Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, sat down with Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2015 6:17 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, PrEP, CDC, prevention

New study underscores the power of HIV testing and treatment

It’s been four years since a clinical trial showed that early treatment of HIV infection can dramatically reduce the chances of HIV transmission. In that time, our nation’s prevention efforts have been transformed to help get many more people with HIV...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 7:02 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, Clinical Trials, CDC

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Shares Highlights from First Day of CROI 2015 (Video)

After the first full day of sessions at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle yesterday, February 24, we caught up with Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH’s National Institute of...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 10:28 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, PrEP, Treatment, prevention

Conversations from CROI 2015: Douglas Brooks

While at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this week in Seattle, Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Douglas Brooks, Director of...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2015 1:05 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs, NHAS

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