Less than a third of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States are in successful enough treatment that they will remain healthy and reduce the likelihood of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners, according to the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials believe they must dramatically boost that number in order to control the epidemic, which has ravaged black communities in particular and is still growing among black gay and bisexual men. The CDC released Read more [...]

Global AIDS Awareness Secretary Clinton Names Ellen DeGeneres as Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC During a major address on November 8, 2011 on HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. In this role, Ms. DeGeneres will use her celebrity platform to raise awareness about the global fight Read more [...]

Judge Temporarily Blocks Ohio ADAP Eligibility CutsA judge has temporarily blocked changes to Ohio rules that would greatly reduce eligibility for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program ADAP, The Associated Press AP reports. Three HIV-positive people filed the case to halt the state from implementing new rules to limit medical and financial eligibility for low-income, uninsured or underinsured Ohioans who need HIV meds. Opponents of the new ADAP rules argue that they will cost lives by capping Read more [...]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown has waded into the national debate over child vaccinations for sexually transmitted diseases, signing into law a bill allowing children as young as 12 to get vaccinated without their parents' consent.Brown announced Sunday that he had signed AB499, which lets minors get vaccinated against a virus known as human papilloma. Also known as HPV, the virus is a precursor to a leading cause of cervical cancer.Under the bill signed by Brown, children will also be able Read more [...]

CHICAGO (AP) — Future doctors aren't learning much about the unique health needs of gays and lesbians, a survey of medical school deans suggests. On average, the schools devoted five hours in the entire curriculum to teaching content related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients, according to the survey results appearing in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association. A third of the schools had none during the years students work with patients. More than a quarter of Read more [...]