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The Community Speaks Out Against the NYC Department of Health Cuts to HIV/AIDS Programs

The email from my friend, Osvaldo Perdamo, had a plaintive note to it -- an unusual tone for this usually confident, positive friend to take. Perdamo is an AIDS activist and a facilitator for a group sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &... Read more »

NYC HIV/AIDS Outreach Programs Should Be Targeting Black Women

An alarming new statistic shines a glaring light on the increasingly Black and female faces of HIV in New York City. According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (pdf), a staggering 93.4 percent of all new HIV cases reported among NYC... Read more »

New Report Exposes Shortcomings at NYC Methadone Programs

A new survey examines one of the city's most stigmatized and marginalized populations -- opioid users. When they are run well, methadone and buprenorphine treatment programs can reduce public spending and improve public health. The activist... Read more »

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Need an HIV Doctor in NYC

My 23 year old son was just diagnosed. his CD4 count is 500. He has a lot of symptons.. fever, nausea and he needs an specialist in NYC...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,See below.Dr. BobJust found out... (CHOOSING AN HIV SPECIALIST) Sep 20, 2008Well, doc, the feelings came and went and I got the nerve to test. It was positive... I don't know what to do now and I don't even know if I have long left... Read more »

just diagnosed suicidal in nyc

Im so distraught. I bb bottomed once with a guy last summer. a week latter i was sick as a dog. i have been fine since I finally built up enough courage to get checked out. Today I took a rapid finger prick test. Ora quick. I know that they do not...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,OK, step away from the balcony and we'll talk!Unprotected sex does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. There is no way around that fact. You are correct: False-negative OraQuick finger prick rapid tests are extremely... Read more »

Student intern for Tulsa C.A.R.E.S., an agency that provides services for people with HIV?AIDS in the Oklahoma area.

Wanting to find resources to prove that exercise is important in a HIV/AIDS client. Is this statement true, can it help slow down process? Looking for information to write Grant to get our agency fitness equipment or at least some kind of exercise...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Please do a literature search, but start with Hellerstein's article (and the accompanying editorial by Dobbs) in last year's JAMA (I think one of the June issues).Alvan Fisher, M.D.... Read more »

ADAP and HIV programs?

Hello. I've been HIV positive for 5 years now and live in Kentucky. I'm on the ADAP program here which pays for my Trizivir, but am considering relocating to another state. Are some states better funded with ADAP monies and have better...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Yes, some states do indeed have better funded HIV/AIDS assistance programs and it's definitely worth checking the situation out before you move. Your current HIV specialist may be able to provide this information to you based on the... Read more »

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COORDINATOR, CHILD LIFE PROGRAM GMHC NYC

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

COORDINATOR, CHILD LIFE PROGRAM, Women and Family Services
GMHC New York

The Coordinator of Child Life Program is responsible for the coordination, management and supervision of all program activities, outreach and education initiatives to children... Read more »

Hotlines Services Supervisor NYC

Posted by Anonymous

The Osborne Association, Inc.
Hotlines Services Supervisor

Description: Hotline Services Supervisor needed to supervise prison hotline and follow-up services for prisoners with HIV/AIDS. Minimum AA with expert knowledge of the prison system and... Read more »

HIV Job Posting in NYC

Posted by bmitts

Project Officer (City Research Scientist I)

The HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment, and Housing Program (CTHP) within the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (BHIV) have two openings for a City Research Scientist I. The incumbent will work with a small... Read more »

HIV Clinical Care Coordinator NYC

Posted by Anonymous

Job title: HIV Clinical Care Coordinator
Job Site: Ryan Center

Organization Brief overview:

The Ryan Center is an independent not-for-profit community health center serving the health care needs of residents of Northern Manhattan for more than 30... Read more »

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