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.
Prevention
CDC Awards $216M to 90 Community Groups to Prevent HIV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it is awarding a total of $216 million in HIV prevention funds to 90 different community-based organizations (CBOs). Spanning five years, the funding for the CBOs will target people at highest risk of HIV, including men who have sex with men (MSM), people of color, transgender people and injection drug users.
How Sheryl Lee Ralph Plans To Make More People Aware Of Their HIV Status
Saturday marks the 20th Anniversary of National HIV Testing Day and legendary actress Sheryl Lee Ralph is helping to raise awareness by encouraging Americans to get tested.
Why Getting Tested For HIV Could Help Your Whole Community
One of the biggest misconceptions about the AIDS epidemic in the United States is that it's over. This belief is also part of why the disease is so dangerous -- and why campaigns like this week's National HIV Testing Week are so necessary.
Miscellaneous
Cuba Becomes First Nation to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV
Cuba on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization said.
Many US AIDS Patients Still Die When 'Opportunistic' Infections Strike
(HealthDay)-Even after the advent of powerful medications for suppressing HIV, a new study finds that more than one-third of people in San Francisco who were diagnosed with an AIDS-related infection died within five years.
Marriage Ruling May Be Helpful in Future LGBT Cases: Experts
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning bans on same-sex marriage has been heralded as a milestone decision in favor of gay rights, and legal experts say the decision - even though it makes no mention of animus or level of scrutiny - could be used by LGBT advocates to their advantage in future litigation.
Most U.S. Hepatitis C Infections May Be Missed
In one state, only one from 183 diagnosed cases met reporting criteria for CDC
My Cousin Had a Name
Friday, for me was a bit surreal. As America was celebrating the victory of marriage equality at the Supreme Court, it was also mourning black people in South Carolina murdered by a white supremacist.
State Restrictions for Hepatitis C Drug May Go Too Far
(Reuters Health) - State-run insurance programs for the poor may be putting up illegal barriers that prevent people with hepatitis C from getting a new treatment, a new study suggests.
State Tells Insurers to Limit Co-Pays for HIV/AIDS Drugs
Supporters of civil rights for people living in Florida with HIV/AIDS are applauding the state Office of Insurance Regulation for warning insurance companies not to overcharge patients for drugs in their 2016 federal marketplace plans.
Supreme Court's Ruling on the Affordable Care Act Hailed as Tremendous Win for People Living With HIV/AIDS
Millions of Americans will continue to have health insurance, thanks to the historic Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on June 25, 2015.
Under The Rainbow -- Black, Queer And Not in The Mood For Pride
With it being Pride month again, I always try my hardest to feel some sort of elation over what should be a happy time. A happy time to celebrate history and where we, as a community, have been and where we are going. To celebrate the different things that bind us together, and what make us different and unique in our own right. To celebrate the people who flipped cars and rioted to make our present the reality it is, because without them, we're nothing.
White Americans Support Protests, But Not So Much When Protesters Are Black
A new study found that a majority of white Americans believe that protests improve the country -- that is, unless those protesting are black.
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