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NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Thursday they are recommending that any person living with HIV be offered AIDS drugs as soon as they are diagnosed with the virus, an aggressive move that has been shown to prolong life and stem the spread of the disease.
Standard practice has been to have patients put off the expensive pill regimen –
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Despite $1 million in city AIDS funding over three years, the District’s largest needle-exchange program is nearly out of cash and has at times been unable to supply clean syringes to intravenous drug users.
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County health officials and the University of Maryland, College Park’s School of Public Health launched an outreach effort at the University of Maryland, College Park that they hope will address high rates of HIV, AIDS and other health ailments in Prince George’s County.
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Giant steps have been made in the creation of a vaccine to prevent HIV. Continue reading to find out about the newest development.
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Actor and humanitarian Blair Underwood was in town today for the grand opening of a new AIDS clinic in Washington, DC that bears his name. Watch video of him discussing the new clinic inside.
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The William J. Clinton Foundation and two drug manufacturers have announced plans to reduce the cost of HIV/AIDS treatments for developing nations.
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District officials are expected to release details of a new report which shows some improvements in the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the city.
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Organized by several churches, Project Shalem aims to provide HIV testing to Baltimore residents. Education is also a major part of the outreach effort.
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