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NEW YORK: 30% of N.Y. HIV Women Get 'Late' Diagnosis

New York state health officials say that approximately 30 percent of the state’s women who are newly diagnosed with HIV receive an AIDS diagnosis at the same time or soon after their initial diagnosis.

Published
13 March 2013
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
Promoting HIV testing
US: HIV Awareness Rising Among Urban Gays

More gay and bisexual men infected with HIV are aware they have the virus, at least in 20 major urban areas, a researcher said here.

Published
07 March 2013
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
I'm HIV-Negative

Majorities tend to be silent, just like the overwhelming majority of gay men -- that is, the (approximately) four out of five gay men who are HIV-negative -- who rarely initiate conversations about HIV.

Published
27 February 2013
From
Huffington Post (blog)
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
The HIV treatment cascade – patching the leaks to improve HIV prevention

The concept of an HIV treatment cascade has emerged as a way to identify gaps in the continuum, which are preventing people from realizing the treatment and prevention benefits of antiretroviral therapy.

Published
20 February 2013
From
CATIE Prevention in Focus
Promoting HIV testing
Dr Alan McOwan: Testing times

You are safer having unsafe sex with someone who is HIV positive and being treated than with someone who doesn’t know their status, says Dr Alan McOwan

Published
20 February 2013
From
Gay Star News
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Leno bill modernizes California's HIV confidentiality laws

SB 249 protects the privacy of HIV and AIDS patients while allowing the disclosure of important medical information under limited circumstances in order to better coordinate and transition care. The bill also updates the state’s confidentiality requirements for HIV tests to ensure that all existing and new testing types are protected.

Published
18 February 2013
From
San Diego LGBT Weekly
Testing policies and guidelines
Routine HIV Testing in U.S. Healthcare Settings?

Despite the 2006 CDC recommendation, offering routine HIV testing is not universal — even among HIV care providers.

Published
12 February 2013
From
Journal Watch
Promoting HIV testing
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Why We Must Do More

Today marks the thirteenth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. For the past 13 years, the day has been used to raise education about the disease among African Americans while encouraging blacks from all walks of life to get “tested, involved and treated.”

Published
08 February 2013
From
PolicyMic
Promoting HIV testing
Tapping into online communities brings dramatic results in health

Operated by the Chelsea and Westminster hospital's sexual health centre in Soho, 56 Dean Street, in conjunction with the remote healthcare specialist DrThom and the gay dating site Gaydar, the Dean Street at Home initiative uses the principles of online marketing to diagnose HIV efficiently through careful targeting.

Published
07 February 2013
From
The Guardian
Testing policies and guidelines
Is the UK Ready for HIV Home Testing Kits?

Despite the logistical and regulatory minefield, I would argue that we need the option of home testing. What we are currently doing simply isn't working!

Published
07 February 2013
From
Huffington Post
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