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NIH Scientists Discover How HIV Kills Immune Cells

AIDS.gov — 6 Jun 2013 11:00:00 EDT

New research by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, reveals how HIV triggers a signal telling an infected immune cell to die. This finding has implications for preserving the immune systems of HIV-infected individuals.

Did you know? Approx. 33% of PWLH are coinfected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)

AIDS.gov Hepatitis — 13 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT

Learn more on AIDS.gov's page "Hepatitis". Read http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/staying-healthy-with-hiv-aids/potential-related-health-problems/hepatitis/

We’ve updated our content about the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.

AIDS.gov Hepatitis — 6 May 2013 6:30:00 EDT

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. Check it out. Read http://aids.gov/news-and-events/hepatitis/

Did you know? May is Hepatitis Awareness Month.

AIDS.gov Hepatitis — 2 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT

Learn more about the Action Plan for the Prevention Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. Read http://aids.gov/news-and-events/hepatitis/

Addressing the Cost of HIV Care

AIDS.gov — 26 Apr 2013 7:30:00 EDT

UPDATED: We’ve updated our page, Addressing the Cost of HIV Care in our Find Care and Treatment topic area.

HIV Testing in HRSA-Funded Health Center Sites

AIDS.gov — 16 Jan 2013 7:30:00 EDT

Since 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended routine HIV testing-i.e., that patients be tested as a routine part of care and be told they will be tested unless they decline. This approach aims to expand testing to a wider patient population and increase testing rates.

Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day

AIDS.gov — 01 Dec 2012 7:30:00 EDT

On December 1, World AIDS Day, we remember those we have lost, but also celebrate the remarkable progress made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. When the first World AIDS Day was observed in 1988, we could not imagine the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For those diagnosed with HIV infection, the future was bleak.

IHS announces tribal HIV/STD training kit and guide

AIDS.gov — 22 Jul 2012 17:30:00 EDT

To help stop the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Indian Health Service (IHS) supported the development of a Tribal HIV/STD Training Kit and Policy Guide. The training kit gives tribes and tribal organizations information on how to work with tribal council members, school boards, health directors, and other partnering programs on ways to prevent the transmission of HIV and STDs.

FDA approves first drug for reducing the risk of sexually acquired HIV infection

AIDS.gov — 16 Jul 2012 17:30:00 EDT

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who may engage in sexual activity with HIV-infected partners. Truvada, taken daily, is to be used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in combination with safer sex practices to reduce the risk of sexually-acquired HIV infection in adults at high risk.

AIDS.gov adds new page on Employment in the Staying Healthy with HIV section.

AIDS.gov — 13 Jul 2012 11:30:00 EDT

AIDS.gov adds new page on Employment in the Staying Healthy with HIV section. Content provided by our partners at the U.S. Department of Labor.

FDA approves first over-the-counter home use HIV test kit

AIDS.gov — 3 Jul 2012 12:30:00 EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit to detect the presence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

HRSA Announces 4 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reauthorization Virtual Listening Sessions July 9-18

AIDS.gov — 29 Jun 2012 14:30:00 EDT

The Ryan White Program is the largest federal program specifically dedicated to providing HIV care and treatment. It funds heavily impacted metropolitan areas, states, and local community-based organizations to provide life-saving medical care, medications, and support services to more than half a million people each year: the uninsured and underinsured, racial and ethnic minorities, people of all ages.

Statement by the President on National HIV Testing Day

AIDS.gov — 27 Jun 2012 11:30:00 EDT

National HIV Testing Day highlights the importance of HIV testing and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Of the over 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, more than 200,000 are unaware of their infection, and may unknowingly be transmitting the virus to others. Knowing your HIV status is a vital step toward accessing life-extending treatment for HIV, and thanks to ongoing research, that treatment is more effective than ever.

CDC Letter on Hepatitis Testing Day & Hepatitis Awareness Month

AIDS.gov — 15 May 2012 12:30:00 EDT

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and May 19th will be recognized as the first ever Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. During May, CDC and its public health partners will work to raise awareness of viral hepatitis and encourage testing for those who may be chronically infected. Viral hepatitis is a silent epidemic in the United States because more than 4 million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C, and up to 75% don't know they are infected.

2012 HVAD press statement from Dr. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

AIDS.gov — 15 May 2012 10:30:00 EDT

There is a growing consensus that we can significantly curtail the HIV/AIDS pandemic by implementing scientifically proven HIV prevention strategies, such as voluntary medically supervised adult male circumcision, prevention of mother-to-child transmission and treatment as prevention. With 2.7 million new HIV infections in 2010 alone, however, it is likely that controlling and ultimately ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic will require an effective vaccine as well. This past year, there have been a number of encouraging findings on this front.

The White House Office of Public Engagement in partnership with the University of Miami Center on Aging will host the White House LGBT Conference on Aging Monday, May 7, 2012 in Miami

AIDS.gov — 2 May 2012 10:30:00 EDT

The White House LGBT Conference on Aging will provide advocates, community leaders, and members of the public an opportunity to engage with the Obama Administration on the health, housing, and security needs of aging members of the LGBT community. Participants will receive updates from senior officials from The White House and key agencies and departments, connect with Federal government resources and opportunities through workshop sessions, and provide valuable feedback through the "Open Space" process.

To register and learn more, visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/white-house-lgbt-conference-aging

Health Data Palooza 2012 - Data Liberation, Collaboration and Innovation

AIDS.gov — 26 Apr 2012 17:30:00 EDT

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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

AIDS.gov — 14 Mar 2012 08:30:00 EDT

The White House is holding a National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Event at the White House Wednesday March 14 at 8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Eastern. This event will highlight linkages between gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS.

This event will be livestreamed on www.whitehouse.gov/live. Follow the conversation from @PEPFAR and @AIDSgov on Twitter and use the hashtag #NWGHAAD.

Speakers at the event will include: Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at- Large for Global Women's Issues, Tina Tchen, Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, National Security Council and Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council.

Some of the speakers from the event will participate in Twitterchats during or immediately following the White House event. To learn about the Twitterchats, follow @PEPFAR and @AIDSgov. To tweet a question, use the hashtag #NWGHAAD.

NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2011

AIDS.gov — 1 Dec 2011 12:30:00 EST

This year, we commemorate World AIDS Day during the 30th year since the first reported cases of AIDS, a milestone that has led many to reflect on how far we have come since those dark days when HIV infection was almost always fatal. Remarkably, three decades of scientific progress in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment have brought us to a time when we can begin to imagine an AIDS-free generation.

New Look and Feel for Redesigned AIDSinfo and infoSIDA Web Sites

AIDS.gov — 29 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST

In keeping with this year's theme-Leading with Science, Uniting for Action-AIDSinfo is pleased to release the redesigned AIDSinfo and infoSIDA Web sites. These sister sites offer health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and others joined in the fight against HIV/AIDS science-based, federally approved information on HIV treatment and research, including medical practice guidelines and treatment and prevention research studies.

SAMHSA awards approximately $1.3 million to help communities offer expanded HIV testing, counseling, and referral for care

AIDS.gov — 17 Oct 2011 12:30:00 EST

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing that it is awarding approximately $1.3 million in one year federal grants, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) Secretariat Emergency Fund, to expand the capacity of current SAMHSA MAI grantees to provide rapid HIV testing, counseling and referral to care.

NIH modifies 'VOICE' HIV prevention study in women

AIDS.gov — 28 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST

An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) recommended that the Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the Epidemic (VOICE) study discontinue evaluating tenofovir tablets because the study will be unable to show a difference in effect between tenofovir tablets and placebo tablets. The DSMB found no safety concerns with oral tenofovir, which is currently used to treat HIV, or with the other products that will continue to be investigated as the VOICE study proceeds.

SAMHSA announces $42.6 million in new grants for HIV/AIDS programs

AIDS.gov — 27 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing $42.6 million in new grants to provide behavioral health services in communities most impacted by HIV/AIDS. Funding will be used to develop and expand networks of primary care, HIV/AIDS and behavioral health service providers serving racial and ethnic minorities with or at high risk for HIV/AIDS.

CDC awards $55M for YMSM of color

AIDS.gov — 27 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today awarded $55 million over five years to 34 community-based organizations (CBOs) to expand HIV prevention services for young gay and bisexual men of color, transgender youth of color, and their partners. The awards expand upon a previous program to reach these populations with an increase of $10 million to fund a larger number of community organizations. The average award for each organization is approximately $300,000 per year.

HRSA awards $1.80B for HIV/AIDS activities

AIDS.gov — 26 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EST

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the release of more than $1.89 billion to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS continue to have access to life-saving health care and medications. The grants are funded through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, which helps more than half a million individuals each year obtain clinical care, treatment and social support services.

AIDS.gov News and Events

NIH Scientists Discover How HIV Kills Immune Cells

Did you know? Approx. 33% of PWLH are coinfected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV)

We’ve updated our content about the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.

Did you know? May is Hepatitis Awareness Month.

Addressing the Cost of HIV Care

HIV Testing in HRSA-Funded Health Center Sites

Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on World AIDS Day

IHS announces tribal HIV/STD training kit and guide

FDA approves first drug for reducing the risk of sexually acquired HIV infection

AIDS.gov adds new page on Employment in the Staying Healthy with HIV section.

FDA approves first over-the-counter home use HIV test kit

HRSA Announces 4 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Reauthorization Virtual Listening Sessions July 9-18

Statement by the President on National HIV Testing Day

CDC Letter on Hepatitis Testing Day & Hepatitis Awareness Month

2012 HVAD press statement from Dr. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

The White House Office of Public Engagement in partnership with the University of Miami Center on Aging will host the White House LGBT Conference on Aging Monday, May 7, 2012 in Miami

Health Data Palooza 2012 - Data Liberation, Collaboration and Innovation

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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NIH Statement on World AIDS Day 2011

New Look and Feel for Redesigned AIDSinfo and infoSIDA Web Sites

SAMHSA awards approximately $1.3 million to help communities offer expanded HIV testing, counseling, and referral for care

NIH modifies 'VOICE' HIV prevention study in women

SAMHSA announces $42.6 million in new grants for HIV/AIDS programs

CDC awards $55M for YMSM of color

HRSA awards $1.80B for HIV/AIDS activities