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Federal Government Will Again Offer Free COVID Tests
Biden-Harris Administration Awards $600 Million to Bolster US Manufacturing of COVID-19 Tests and Announces the Re-Opening of COVIDTests.gov. [On September 20], the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), is announcing an investment of $600 million across 12 domestic COVID-19 test manufacturers and the reopening of COVIDTests.gov to deliver COVID-19 tests for free to households across the country.
People on Medicaid Are Missing Out on Hepatitis C Treatment
Many people with Medicaid coverage are not receiving treatment for hepatitis C, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open. Treatment rates are especially low for women, young adults, Latino and Asian individuals and people who use drugs. Estimates suggest that more than 2 million people in the United...
Does This Proposed AIDS Memorial Look Like a Giant You-Know-What?
Art is subjective, but certainly, an AIDS memorial sculpture shouldn’t elicit inappropriate jokes and comparisons to a body part most commonly viewed by a proctologist. And yet that very scenario is unfolding in Palm Springs, California, where designs were unveiled for a proposed AIDS memorial to be placed in Downtown Park near the city’s famed Marilyn Monroe sculpture. As KESQ Channel 3 reported (watch the segment at the top of this article or on YouTube), members of the community have expressed their concerns about the design. The kind folks at Queerty.com rounded up a collection of X posts on the topic. To read more examples, if you’re so included (and thick-skinned) read the comments to the below post.
Healthy Recipe: Salsa Verde
Made with cilantro and spicy jalapenos, this tart and bright-tasting salsa verde is great with tacos or as a dip for our Baked Tortilla Chips. Once you’ve tasted homemade, there’s no going back to store bought!. This recipe makes around 1½ cups. 6 servings. 9 ingredients. 15...
Vir Launches Trial of a New Type of HIV Vaccine
Vir Biotechnology announced this week that the first participant in a Phase I trial has received an experimental preventive vaccine known as VIR-1388 that is designed to help the immune system produce T cells that recognize HIV. So far, traditional HIV vaccines that stimulate the production of antibodies have failed...
Cold Virus May Set the Stage for Long COVID
Many infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, resolve within days or weeks. But a significant number of people have symptoms that linger for weeks, months, or even years. This is called postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)—commonly known as “long COVID.”. While several risk factors for PASC...
The Path that Ends AIDS Will Boost Progress Towards Sustainable Development Goals
The Path that Ends AIDS by 2030 Will Boost Progress Towards Achieving Many Other Sustainable Development Goals. UNAIDS, the Governments of Botswana and the United States of America, together with the European Commission have joined global partners to urge world leaders to get on the path that ends AIDS. This, they say, will also accelerate progress to reach many other of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Hep C’s Number Comes Up: Can Biden’s 5-Year Plan Eliminate the Longtime Scourge?
Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a different combination of drugs, his insurer denied the initial request before eventually approving it. This sometimes delayed his care for months, even after he developed end-stage liver disease and was awaiting a liver transplant.
Mpox Vaccines and Natural Immunity Protect Against Severe Illness
People with repeat mpox (monkeypox) infections and those who were infected after vaccination appear less likely to develop severe illness, according to a global case series described in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. A California study also showed that receiving at least one dose of the Jynneos vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization.
Taraji P. Henson’s Foundation and Kate Spade New York Expand Mental Health Services for Women at HBCUs
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF), founded by actress Taraji P. Henson, and Kate Spade New York recently announced that their joint initiative, the “She Care Wellness Pods,” which prioritizes mental health wellness and care among Black women on historically Black colleges and university (HBCU) campuses, is expanding to reach students at Hampton University (HU) in Virginia.
Do Integrase Inhibitors Raise the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease?
Studies continue to yield conflicting findings about the link between integrase inhibitors—especially dolutegravir—and metabolic problems associated with cardiovascular disease, including weight gain, diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure). Reassuringly, one recent study found no link between integrase inhibitors and cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks. While much remains to be learned, management of cardiovascular risk factors is feasible and should be part of the standard of care for people with HIV as they age.
Protein May Be Linked to Exercise Intolerance in ME/CFS
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) afflicts more than 2 million people nationwide. People with ME/CFS live with debilitating symptoms including exhaustion, exercise intolerance, cognitive problems, and a worsening of symptoms after even mild exertion (known as post-exertional malaise). The causes of ME/CFS remain poorly understood, although many people first develop...
White House Cancer Moonshot Announces New Actions and Commitments
As Part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda, White House Cancer Moonshot Announces New Actions and Commitments to End Cancer as We Know It. [On September 13], President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will convene[d] a meeting of the Cancer Cabinet to announce new actions federal agencies are taking to advance the mission of the White House Cancer Moonshot, as well as new commitments the Biden-Harris Administration has secured from non-governmental organizations and the private sector to deliver progress on the mission to end cancer as we know it.
Sleep Can Be a Cancer Patient’s Best Elixir
Everyone diagnosed with cancer has access to a powerful tool that can help them stay strong and remain calm, all while encouraging their body’s immune system to seek out and destroy every cancer cells it finds. The problem is many patients are completely unaware of the benefits of this...
Heat-Related Deaths Are Up, and Not Just Because It’s Getting Hotter
Heat-related illness and deaths in California and the U.S. are on the rise along with temperatures, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem, according to public health officials and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heat was the underlying...
Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Urge Congress to Make Cancer a National Priority
As Congress works to determine 2024 priorities before the budget deadline at the end of the month, nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states, Washington, DC, Guam and Puerto Rico, and nearly every congressional district, will be on Capitol Hill this week to make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2023
Monday, September 18, marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2023, searchable on social media as #HIVandAging and #NHAAD. Events and campaigns highlight the fact that older adults make up the largest age group of people living with HIV. Founded by The AIDS Institute, #HIVandAging Day offers a chance to advocate for this population and their unique needs and challenges.
A New COVID Booster Is Here. Will Those at Greatest Risk Get It?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends new COVID-19 booster vaccines for all — but many who need them most won’t get them. About 75% of people in the United States appear to have skipped last year’s bivalent booster, and nothing suggests uptake will be better this time around.
AACR Cancer Progress Report Details Exciting Advances in Cancer Research and Treatment
[On September 13], the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) released the 13th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report, which chronicles how basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences—primarily supported by federal investments in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI)—remain vitally important to improving health and saving lives.
Strengthening the Supply Chain for Cancer Drugs
Ensuring every American has access to the tools and interventions that exist today to prevent, detect, and treat cancer—and to the breakthroughs we are advancing in the Biden-Harris Administration—is essential to achieving the Biden Cancer Moonshot goal of ending cancer as we know it. Unfortunately, the United States...
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