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Uplifting Harm Reduction on National Native HIVAIDS Awareness Day

The Bad River and Red Cliff bands in Wisconsin operate lifesaving syringe access programs.

Women, Young People and Medicaid Recipients Are More Likely to Stop PrEP

People with commercial insurance stayed on PrEP about twice as long as those covered by Medicaid.

Trump Proposes New HIV Funding but Same Old (Massive) Budget Cuts

Plus: Once again federal funds get diverted from health care and into the detention of immigrant youth.
PACHA meets March 14, 2019, in DC

9 New Members Named to President’s HIV Council—and They’re Meeting Right Now

PACHA had been empty over a year, after everyone quit or was fired by Trump.

HIV Transmission Rate Plunges in Gay & Bi Men in the U.K.

The diagnosis rate fell by 50 percent in just two years among gay and bi men who attended sexual clinics at least twice in one year.

Why Don’t More Folks Take PrEP Where It’s Needed Most?

A closer look at the Deep South’s HIV prevention problem

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Time Spent With Transmittable HIV Is Narrowing

The period from HIV diagnosis to viral suppression is tapering faster than that between infection and diagnosis.
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Detectable HIV Despite Treatment? Clonal Expansion Could Be The Culprit

In a study of people with a low but detectable viral load despite adherence to treatment, infected cells were apparently cloning themselves.
POZ editor-in-chief Oriol Gutierrez interviewed on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC (March 12, 2019)

HIV (and Me) on “The Brian Lehrer Show”

WNYC discusses the latest HIV news, including the 2nd person in long-term HIV remission, proposed federal health care cuts, PrEP and U=U.

How Trump’s 2020 Budget Proposal Affects HIV Efforts

The proposal calls for new funds to end HIV in the U.S. But it also seeks massive cuts to domestic and global HIV programs.
Kelly Stevens, program manager for AIDS United’s Getting to Zero initiative

Meet Kelly Stevens, a Shero Behind the Scenes at AIDS United

The Getting to Zero program manager offers an easy step we can all take to start the HIV conversation and beat stigma.
C. Bradley Hare of UCSF presenting data at CROI 2019 from the DISCOVER trial of Descovy vs. Truvada as PrEP.

Descovy PrEP Works Equally Well, May Be Safer for Kidneys and Bones

Truvada and Descovy are both highly effective and generally safe options for HIV prevention.
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2019

NWGHAAD is Sunday, March 10. This year’s theme is “HIV Prevention Starts With Me.”

$50K Grant Toward an HIV and Sexual Health Program for Young Women

The funding from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Macy’s will benefit the LEAP for Girls program at GMHC.

Universal HIV Testing and Treatment Lowers HIV Rates in African Nations

The largest-ever HIV prevention study found that door-to-door HIV testing, with linkage to treatment, lowered infection rates.

A 2nd Man’s HIV Is in Long-Term Remission, but Is He Cured?

Timothy Brown may have company after a man’s virus went into remission following an HIV-resistant stem cell transplant to treat his cancer.
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