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A Killed-Virus Vaccine for HIV/AIDS

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The surprising story of how, 30 years into the AIDS pandemic, one of history's most reliable methods for vaccine development has never been adequately tested for HIV. http://killhivnow.org
July 7, 2011 - 11:54am
The surprising story of how, 30 years into the AIDS pandemic, one of history's most reliable methods for vaccine development has never been adequately tested for HIV. http://killhivnow.org
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Summit Will Discuss the Ways in Which Mobile Technology Can Improve Health

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by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check

June 2, 2011 - 10:11am (Print)

On June 6–9 leaders from government, private sector, and public health will get together in Cape Town, South Africa for the first ever Mobile Health Summit.

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Weekly Pulse: The New Hunger Epidemic, Making CPCs Come Clean, and Smoking Hipsters

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by Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check

November 18, 2010 - 12:16pm (Print)

More families are going hungry, the NYC Council will vote on requiring CPCs to disclose they are not health care facilities, CRR takes the FDA to court, and more.

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Please Share Your Stories on Health-Related Abortion

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

July 19, 2010 - 12:39pm (Print)

To our readers and friends: I would like to interview women and their partners who have had to terminate a pregnancy due to health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or other issues.  Confidentiality assured.  See contact info here...

Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson

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Weekly Pulse: The Rocky Road to Reform

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by Lindsay Beyerstein, RH Reality Check

July 26, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Healthcare dominated domestic politics last week. The president wants a bill passed before the August deadline that keeps healthcare costs in check. A new CBO study said the Dem's healthcare bills won't cut spending.

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Report: Higher Rates of Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion Among Women of Color

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by Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute

June 15, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

A new report provides strong evidence debunking claims by anti-choice activists that high abortion rates among minorities result from targeted marketing to minority communities.
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Harkin: "We Aren't Dancing Around the Edges" of Health Care Reform

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by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

June 11, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

The current state of health care delivery in America is so grim that U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin no longer uses the word "care" in reference to reform.
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Study Highlights Grim Realities of Rural Obstetric Access

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by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow

June 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

In 1985, over 87 percent of hospitals in remote areas provided obstetric services. Seventeen years later, less than half of existing hospitals offered obstetric services to their communities.
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An Open Letter to Secretary Leavitt

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by Mary Jane Gallagher, National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association

August 25, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

What I ask of you, Secretary Leavitt, is to clarify the new HHS regulations. Release a statement saying that pressing the definition of abortion to include contraception is an unacceptable distortion of these regulations.
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