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A cross-section of articles we've read this week about HIV/AIDS, STIs and a wide cross-section of structural and systemic factors impacting HIV/AIDS in Black communities.
MSM
Study Counters Stereotypes of Black Men Most at Risk for HIV/AIDS
A new study by researchers at Yale School of Public Health and George Mason University provides an in-depth look at the positive aspects of sexual encounters among black men who have sex with men (MSM) versus MSM of other races in the United States.
Prevention
Lowering the Age for HIV Prevention
The risk of infection is highest among among gay black men in their teens-but Truvada, the drug otherwise known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, is still available only for people 18 and older.
Science
New, Aggressive Strain of HIV Discovered in Cuba
Scientists have discovered a highly aggressive new strain of HIV in Cuba that develops into full-blown AIDS three times faster than more common strains of the virus. This finding could have serious public health implications for efforts to contain and reduce incidences of the virus worldwide.
Testing & Diagnostics
Pilot Study Suggests That PrEP for Other STIs Might Work
Doxycycline cuts STI rate by 70% in at-risk gay men.
Treatment
Study: More Health Exchange Plans Put HIV Meds in Priciest Tier
More health insurance exchanges place medicines-notably those for HIV, cancer and multiple sclerosis-in the highest cost-sharing tier, according to an
analysis and related press release by Avalere Health. What's more, a growing number of plans put all the drugs in a particular class on the highest tier.
Miscellaneous
Are Condoms and Shame Related for Gay and Bisexual Black Men?
Is internalized homophobia protective against HIV for gay and bisexual African-American men?
That's the confusing question posed by a recent analysis of data from a multiethnic group of gay and bisexual men in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago. The paper, published in December in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, was a further parsing of the data from the Project MIX multisite behavioral intervention study conducted in 2005 and 2006, on 1,069 gay and bisexual men.
The Black Market For Stolen Health Care Data
President Obama is at Stanford University today, hosting a cybersecurity summit. He and about a thousand guests are trying to figure out how to protect consumers online from hacks and data breaches.
How Transgender People Are Fighting Stigma, Demanding HIV Justice
Transgender people face challenges worldwide, including high rates of HIV, stigma and discrimination. But Lessons From the Front Lines: Trans Health and Rights, a new report from amfAR and Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE), shares the strategies and successes of 10 grassroots groups -- in Bolivia, China, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Peru, South Africa and Ukraine -- that are fighting for human rights and equitable access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for transgender people.
Millions at Risk of Losing Coverage as Justices Take Up Challenge to Obamacare
Many who get subsidies for private insurance are white, work full time and live in the South, studies show. Those subsidies are targeted in a case that comes before the Supreme Court next month.
Obama Cites Health Plan Tally of 11.4 Million
WASHINGTON - President Obama said Tuesday that 11.4 million people had selected private health insurance plans or renewed their coverage under the Affordable Care Act in the enrollment period that ended Sunday.
Senate Democrats Lobby for a Reprieve for Some Who Failed to Get Insurance
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats urged President Obama on Sunday to allow extra time for some people to sign up for health insurance as hundreds of thousands of Americans raced to beat the enrollment deadline.
This Supreme Court Decision Could Encourage One Of The Worst Forms Of Racism
For the larger part of the 20th century, housing discrimination in the United States was overt and unambiguous. Racial segregation was largely the norm, and those who worked to preserve it were under little obligation, legal or social, to hide their intentions. At least it was easy to spot.
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