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The missing link in new US AIDS strategy
The Hill (blog)
The racial disparities in HIV are stark and disturbing. African-Americans are 13 percent of the US population, but 56 percent of new HIV […]

Rolling Out

20 years after Eazy-E, HIV in the Black community rampant
Rolling Out
“I definitely think as a community overall, the African American community is still highly disproportionately […]

US assistance for Africa is essential
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dan Simpson’s excellent column “The U.S. Isn’t Helping Africa” (July 29) has an important omission. As an African, now also an American, […]

Huffington Post (blog)

What We Can Learn From Women Living in the “Saddest” Country on Earth
Huffington Post (blog)
What do the women of the West African nation of Togo and the women of America have […]

WPEC

Florida ranks number one with new HIV cases
WPEC
“Part of the reason we are seeing new infections in older group of men who have sex with men is what I would actually term a kind of ‘gay […]

Victoria Advocate

Should gay men be allowed to donate blood?
Victoria Advocate
Black/African American gay and bisexual men accounted for 10,600 (36 percent) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The […]

HCV infection associated with hardening of the coronary artery
aidsmap
Men with HCV were more likely than HCV-negative men to be HIV-positive (81% vs. 60%), African-American, have low educational […]

The unseen face of meth use
Vox
As an HIV-positive, African-American gay man on government assistance, Courtney fits Halkitis’s profile for the prototypical meth user. But Courtney says he hasn’t […]

University of Cincinnati

LGBT Rights Organizing in Liberia Explored in UC Research
University of Cincinnati
Liberia’s politics, unlike other African countries, are deeply rooted in the U.S. […]

aidsmap

Indiana HIV outbreak offers lessons about containing local outbreaks and need …
aidsmap
In contrast, prior outbreaks have traditionally involved inner-city residents, often […]

The Observer (blog)

Palliative care experts call for better access to morphine
The Observer (blog)
Palliative care experts across Uganda have called for better access to medical morphine and quality […]

In Tribute to Julian Bond: A Civil Rights Leader Who Fought for HIV Resources …
TheBody.com
Many counted on Bond for his leadership and his strong moral compass, both of which led him to support […]

Rolling Out

HIV/AIDS rates still rising among black gay men; what has to change?
Rolling Out
Awareness surrounding HIV/AIDS has been a major priority for the health care community for decades, and […]

TechCentral

A real solution to SA’s education crisis
TechCentral
What happens when you are 23 years old and sitting in Orange Farm because you lost your parents to HIV years ago and are now […]

USA TODAY

Study: Needle-exchange program leads to big drop in DC HIV infections
Washington Post
But according to the study, it yielded a potential windfall for taxpayers, under the assumption that […]

Is Africa The Next Big Global Marijuana Market?
Marijuana Politics (blog)
While South Africa’s parliament continues to struggle with whether to legalize dagga (marijuana) or just allow medical […]

Fox News

HIV prevention drug 100 percent effective, latest study suggests
Fox News
The Department of Health & Human Services estimates that 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with HIV each year—with […]

AL.com

Birmingham targeted as CDC seeks to stop spread of HIV among young gay men
AL.com
Last year, a CDC report identified Birmingham as having the 17th highest rate of HIV infection in the […]

Into Africa with Bono
Irish Times
… by George Bush. “We should be grateful to America here in Africa for their commitment to Africa,” Bono says to the US delegation as they fan out around the […]

HCV Treatment: What Can I Do Now? What’s Coming Next?
Medscape
New combinations of drugs have led to improved response rates, even in patients with characteristics previously associated with having […]