February 2016 - AIDS.gov Blog - The Network of Care

Vaginal Ring & PrEP Updates from CROI with NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach (Video)

New scientific findings to inform HIV prevention efforts were among the key highlights shared at CROI yesterday, according to Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2016 6:51 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, NIH, PrEP, Women and Girls, Treatment, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, CROI 2016

5 Things to Know About Instagram

With a community of over 400 million monthly active users, Instagram is one of the fastest growing photo-and video-sharing social media platforms. Between 2012–2015, Instagram’s usage doubled to include 28% of online adults (Pew Research Center, 2015...

Published Tue, Feb 16 2016 9:26 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Social Networks, Mobile, Photo Sharing

Addressing the Burden of HIV Infection in Young Black Men

February 7th marked the annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) . Led by the Strategic Leadership Council, this initiative was designed to increase HIV education, testing, community involvement, and treatment among black communities...

Published Wed, Feb 17 2016 9:07 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Youth, Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, Social Determinants of Health, CDC, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Vaginal Ring Provides Partial Protection from HIV in Large Multinational Trial

NIH-Funded Study Finds Protective Effect Strongest in Women over Age 25 A ring that continuously releases an experimental antiretroviral drug in the vagina safely provided a modest level of protection against HIV infection in women, a large clinical trial...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2016 12:59 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, NIAID, Conferences, NIH, Research Agenda, Clinical Trials, Women and Girls, CROI 2016

Form 1095-A and your 2015 federal income taxes

If you (or anyone in your household) had a Marketplace health plan for 2015, keep an eye out for Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement in the mail. It should arrive through the U.S. mail by mid-February, and it’ll also appear online in your...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2016 9:00 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, HIV Policy & Programs

In Appreciation of Dr. Ron Valdiserri’s 27 Years of Federal Service

At the end of 2015, we bid farewell to Dr. Ron Valdiserri, who retired from an exemplary career in Federal service. Over many years, Ron played key roles in the Federal responses to HIV and viral hepatitis, most recently as Deputy Assistant Secretary...

Published Thu, Feb 11 2016 11:57 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: National HIV/AIDS Strategy, CDC, HRSA, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

Positive Spin and HIV Stigma

Last March, we launched the digital storytelling project, Positive Spin to continue to raise awareness and understanding of the HIV care continuum. Given the disproportionate impact of HIV on young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men...

Published Mon, Feb 08 2016 11:13 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Social Networks, HIV Continuum of Care, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

As many as 185,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. could be prevented by expanding testing, treatment, PrEP

Reaching the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) targets for HIV testing and treatment and expanding the use of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) could prevent an estimated 185,000 new HIV infections in the United States by 2020 – a 70 percent reduction...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2016 10:00 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, Testing, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, PrEP, CDC, Treatment, CROI 2016

Stigma can kill: Making a difference for tomorrow

Stigma killed my partner John. He died in 1994, less than a year before he could have gotten effective antiretroviral therapy that might have stopped HIV from taking his life. There’s no way to know for sure, but I believe that stigma is the main reason...

Published Mon, Feb 29 2016 11:48 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: LGBTQ Health, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, HIV Policy & Programs

Tremendous Progress Made in HIV, but Serious Disparities Remain

Summary: Data released at this year’s CROI meeting demonstrates need for continued focus and action. This week, I’m in Boston for the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). It’s one of the premier scientific meetings...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2016 3:01 PM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, LGBTQ Health, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, People Living With HIV, PrEP, CDC, Black Gay & Bisexual Men, CROI 2016

Want to Host a Webinar?: Tips from the Experts

AIDS.gov maintains a resource page with webinars of interest to the HIV and hepatitis communities. It’s a central place for our readers to find webinars that interest them. Our page also gives webinar organizers a way to promote their event, to see how...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2016 10:30 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: New Media, Web/Tech, Web Conferences

The President’s Budget, Investing in our Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Summary: How does President Obama’s final budget request prioritize the needs of people living with and at high risk of HIV? Yesterday, the President released his Fiscal Year 2017 Budget in which he shows ourcontinued focus on the biggest challenges...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2016 7:46 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Ryan White Program, National HIV/AIDS Strategy, ADAP, People Living With HIV, PrEP, HIV Policy & Programs

Driving down HIV disparities among African Americans

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, held every year on February 7, is a time to take stock of the progress we’ve made in addressing the burden of HIV among African Americans. Even though African Americans continue to be disproportionately affected...

Published Thu, Feb 04 2016 11:54 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Communities of Color, HIV Policy & Programs, Black Gay & Bisexual Men

Califf, FDA top officials call for sweeping review of agency opioids policies

Editor’s Note: Reducing opioid misuse not only reduces deaths from overdose but is also key to reducing new HIV and viral hepatitis infections among persons who inject drugs. For more on the link between opioid misuse, HIV and viral hepatitis, see this...

Published Fri, Feb 05 2016 9:48 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: FDA, Injection Drug Use, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

FDA approves Zepatier for treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotypes 1 and 4

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4 infections in adult patients. Hepatitis C is a viral disease that...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2016 7:54 AM by blog.aids.gov — HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media.

Filed under: Research, FDA, HIV Policy & Programs, Viral Hepatitis

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