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HIV +. HEALTHCARE WORKER,...SMALLPOX VACCINE?

Dear Dr. Young:Forgive me if this is not the appropriate forum for this question, but I did not know who to ask. I am a healthcare professional working in the ICU of a large hospita. I have been HIV+ for 3 or 4 years. Never been ill, never been on...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your questions and warm comments.Hopefully, this the issue of smallpox vaccinations won't become a significant one in the near-term future (though some have suggested that certain key health care workers may be first to be... Read more »

HIV and Healthcare Profesionals

I am a college student. We are all working toward healthcare careers. There seems to be a... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

HIV and healthcare workers

Dear Dr. Frascino,First, I want to say how much I love your sense of humor. You crack me up all... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Preventing Occupational HIV Transmission to Healthcare Personnel

As of December 2004, occupational exposure to HIV has resulted in 57 documented cases of HIV seroconversion among healthcare personnel (HCP) in the United States. To prevent transmission of HIV to healthcare personnel in the workplace, the Centers... Read more »

Illinois: CORE Center Working on HIV/AIDS Healthcare

CORE Center was the first Midwestern outpatient facility to provide comprehensive HIV/AIDS care beginning in the 1990s. Clients of the Chicago-based center have access to medical services, dental care, a pharmacy, research trials, and case managers.... Read more »

Access 101: Navigating the Rocky Waters of HIV/AIDS Healthcare

Private Health Insurance Ryan White CARE Act Medicaid Medicare Patient Assistance Programs Resources If you feel lost trying to figure out how to afford and obtain healthcare services, you are not alone. The checklist that follows is... Read more »

Washington File Profiles BroadReach Healthcare's HIV/AIDS Treatment Work in South Africa

The Washington File on Friday profiled BroadReach Healthcare , a U.S.-based company founded in 2002 that is working to institute a large-scale antiretroviral treatment program in South Africa. BroadReach -- which received $4.1 million in 2005... Read more »

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HealthCare

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I dont understand how HIV is transmitted in hospitals and other healthcare facilities because they all now a days atleast in north america used new sterile needles when injecting or taking blood so how is HIV transmitted through the healthcare... Read more »

Poz Healthcare workers

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm an HIV+ guy who works in medicine, and I am desperately seeking others like me. I am having a great deal of difficulty with my shift-work schedule and the high stress level of my work. How do others cope? My health is declining because of... Read more »

Healthcare

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am a little confused here and again some people are throwing out different stuff. if you come up positive with HIV they will call you right because they wont wait two weeks to call once they mail it off i thought if your positive they will cally... Read more »

Anyone in Chicago + in healthcare want to chat?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

HI,
I'm a healthcare professional who has been HIV+ for just over a year, am on meds (my choice) doing well, in a committed relationship with a neg partner, just want someone to email back and forth with or maybe have coffee just to talk. It helps... Read more »

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