HIV/AIDS

Afternoon Roundup: Republicans Set to Strip Health Care From Millions, Abstinent Teens with STDs?

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by Amie Newman

January 3, 2011 - 6:26pm (Print)

It's the dawn of a new year and with it comes new stories on the same old issues, I'm afraid. Republicans in the House are looking to pass a repeal of the health reform law, a new study shows a surprising percentage of "abstinent" teens with STDs, and Iran is gearing up for HIV/AIDs prevention efforts with a new campaign targeting women and young people.

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Roundup: DC's Female Condom Campaign Grows

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

July 28, 2010 - 8:43am (Print)

The nation's capitol is engaged in a multi-faceted approach to increase availability of the new and improved female condom.

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AIDS Advocates Question Healthcare and Spending Cuts

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by Diana Scholl

February 1, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

The stalemate on health reform and proposed cuts to social programs in the federal budget have AIDS advocates concerned about the Administration's commitment.
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South Carolina's First Virtual March on the Statehouse

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reader diary by edavidson, New Morning Foundation

January 8, 2010 - 1:48pm (Print)

Tell Them presents the first ever Virtual March on the South Carolina Statehouse in support of responsible reproductive health policies! Check out www.tellthemsc.org for more information!

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Abstinence Only: A Teen Peer Educator Speaks Out

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by Ginny McNulty

October 5, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)

A message from a teen peer educator to parents, schools and policy makers: Providing us with 'abstinence-only-until-marriage' programs limits our decision making abilities and puts our lives at risk.
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HIV-Positive Inmates: The Neglected Population

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

September 15, 2009 - 12:39pm (Print)

There’s a sense—not always spoken, but implied—that a person in prison deserves to be there, and therefore doesn’t deserve health care, preventative or otherwise.

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International Aid, Made Local

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by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

September 15, 2009 - 6:50am (Print)

By using the peer-to-peer model, the Minnesota International Health Volunteers program avoids, or at least reduces, public health obstacles that arise when there’s a culture clash.

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Roundup: Abortion and Health Care Reform

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by Amy Dempsey, RH Reality Check

August 28, 2009 - 11:22am (Print)

Abortion and Health Care Reform; Does Circumcision Protect Men from HIV/AIDS?; Michael Steele was For Abortion and Medicare
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Federal HIV Prevention Officials Speak Freely on Science, Marginalized Groups, and Funding

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by Julie Davids and David Munar, CHAMP and AIDS Foundation of Chicago

August 27, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

There were tantalizing hints at this week's HIV prevention conference that CDC may be ready to seek significant changes in federal prevention policy and programs.
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VIDEO: Coming Out as HIV-Positive

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by La'Shaun Brown

August 25, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

I pray that one day the world will see us no differently than anyone else, and that for once, they can set aside the ignorance, and just accept us for who we are.

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