Health Reform and HIV: The Community Responds
It’s official: President Obama’s sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system has been signed into law. But what does this landmark legislation mean for people living with—or at risk for—HIV/AIDS?
March 25, 2010
Texting and Talking
Are social media campaigns the way to help stop the rise in HIV transmission among African-American youth?
March 16, 2010
POZ Podium:My Future at NMAC
The following is a letter by Paul Kawata, executive director of the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), to his constituents upon his return from a well-deserved sabbatical after 20 years of service.
Guillermo Chacon: Leading the Latino Commission on AIDS
Guillermo Chacon, president of the Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA), is at the helm of an organization in transition. After serving for years as vice president of LCOA, Chacon became its leader after the death of LCOA's former president Dennis deLeon in 2009.
March 10, 2010
Puckering Up for AIDS Awareness
Pop stars Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper are helping the M A C AIDS Fund (MAF) educate women and girls about HIV/AIDS. MAF executive director Nancy Mahon tells POZ about M A C Cosmetics’ latest Viva Glam campaign.
March 09, 2010
AIDSmeds in San Francisco: Highlights from CROI 2010
The biggest HIV science conference of the year proves that researchers are working hard to better understand, prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and its complications. We present highlights from the 17th CROI in San Francisco.
Ending the Gay Blood Donation Ban A new report by New York City-based Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) calls on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift its ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men.
