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Putting the Care Back Into Health Care

The 29th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, held in Palm Springs, California, raised more than $1.4 million for DAP Health.

On Transgender Day of Visibility 2023, Existing Is a Revolutionary Act

144,500 transgender youth lost or remain at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care due to bans, notes the Williams Institute.

Extend Gender-Affirming Care To All

Put people first and implement evidence-based policies, programming and resourcing for trans community-led initiatives.

National AIDS Memorial Quilt Stops in Memphis to Break the Stigma and Change the Pattern Around AIDS in Black and Brown Communities

Change the Pattern campaign sheds light on AIDS in one of the nation’s cities with the highest number of new cases

Arkansas Pharmacists Can Prescribe PrEP and PEP to Prevent HIV

A new law will allow Arkansas pharmacists to prescribe HIV prevention meds, Naloxone, nicotine replacement therapies and more.

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Judge Blocks Insurance Mandate to Cover Prevention Services Such as PrEP and Cancer Screening

UPDATE: A previous Texas ruling found that the federal mandate to cover preventive care, including HIV, violated religious freedoms.

HIV Can Persist for Years in Myeloid Cells of People on Antiretroviral Therapy

Study confirms monocytes and macrophages are part of the viral reservoir and suggests new target for cure efforts.

End of COVID Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the U.S. Health System

Changes will affect nursing home and hospital staffing, delivery of addiction treatment and COVID data reporting.

More Studies Explore Weight Gain Linked to HIV Treatment

Disruption of fat metabolism and altered gut microbiome may help explain weight changes associated with antiretroviral therapy.
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Finding Myself

Not only do we need to take care of people living with HIV, but we also need to take care of ourselves.

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The number of people with HIV in prisons has declined for 23 straight years, found a DOJ report that also looked at HIV testing in prisons.

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