Revving up for Health Care Reform
Now is the time for people with HIV, their providers and advocates to get fully involved with planning for the upcoming health reform changes in 2014. As the largest expansion of the American health system in more than 40 years, health care reform (HCR) holds a…Read More
WEBINAR: Maximizing Stakeholder Engagement on Using HIV Surveillance Data to Link and Retain People in Care
Please share widely! May 29, 2013 2–3p Eastern; 11a–noon Pacific Register Now! For several years now a majority of states and U.S. territories have mandated that labs report the results of CD4 and viral load tests to public health departments. Put in place…Read More
As part of our ongoing work around the issues of testing and care of hepatitis C, Project Inform continues its participation in local and national coalitions that help raise awareness of being informed about one’s status. May has been designated National Hepatitis Awareness Month to bring…Read More
No, HIV is NOT about to be cured in three months
Contrary to some hysterically hyped headlines this past week, HIV is not on the verge of being cured in the next three months, nor have scientists found an effective vaccine. The truth is that a hopeful compound to force HIV out of hiding is under study,…Read More
In a press release by AbbVie, the company whose all-oral regimen for treating hepatitis C (HCV) is now in Phase III clinical study, the FDA has designated their interferon-free regimen ABT-450/r + ABT-267 + ABT-333 — with and without ribavirin — as a “Breakthrough Therapy” for…Read More
USPSTF states most Americans should be tested for HIV
The US Preventive Services Task Force announced today that nearly all adolescents and adults in the United States should be screened for HIV infection. This final recommendation was based upon a review of current research on HIV screening as well as considering the information provided by…Read More