If A Patient Has Hiv And Needs A Visa To Obtain Treatment In The Us Will It Be Granted

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Changes to France's Immigration Law Increasing Difficulty for HIV-Positive Immigrants to Obtain Residence Visa, Access to Treatment

Recent changes to France's immigration laws have made it harder for HIV-positive immigrants -- mainly from Africa -- to qualify for a visa called a "vital residence permit," which "guarantees access to social services and provides some sense of... Read more »

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Ohio: Ryan White Program Changes Mean More Can Obtain HIV Drugs

Ohio's Ryan White Program took the last person needing AIDS drug assistance off its waiting list on Sept. 28. The waiting list began last summer in response to a $3.9 million program deficit. In addition, coverage was limited to clients at or... Read more »

Mississippi Trying to Obtain Federal Funding to Help HIV/AIDS Patients Dropped From State Medicaid Program

Mississippi state health officials are attempting to obtain federal funds to subsidize prescription drug costs for HIV/AIDS patients and others who were dropped from the state Medicaid program, the AP/Biloxi Sun Herald reports. Approximately... Read more »

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visa travel and hiv

Dr Bob, please tell me how countries can be so cruel to people who have hiv and are on meds with non detetable viral loads and are not allowed to get visa into most countries,l understood the rule when hiv was a death sentence but know with new...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Ric,I can assure you I and many others (see below) have been trying to get this idiotic travel ban lifted for years. Unfortunately, not only is it a "stupit" rule, but it's been kept in place by stupid people in high places,... Read more »

while i'm making medical test for resident visa in KSA ,my HIV results is positive

I had a medical test for saudi arabia work visa and the result was HIV+ .I left my work in Qatar and back lebanon because i have offer in saudi and now i lost my work in qatar and same time i cant go saudi.I'm form lebanon and I'm so...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.It's extremely unfortunate that some countries continue to treat HIV as if it were a sin or a toxic radioactive threat. It's merely a viral illness that is 100% preventable and becoming more treatable/manageable over recent years.... Read more »

Treatment-naive patient needs initial regimen to fight KS

I am a white male, 43, positive for 6 years and never been on HIV meds. My viral load recently shot up to 185,000 (it had been around 20-40,000 for a couple of years), although my CD4s remain stable around 425 (unchanged for a couple of years). A...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.You're correct in that treatment for HIV is indicated with your diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). There are some data that suggest that using a protease inhibitor-based regimen might be more effective against... Read more »

Accessing treatment at HIV clinics

I was curious about how one would go about obtaining treatment at the Moore Clinic. The information provided in these Webpages gives a very clear idea of the treatments offered by the clinic. However, who is admitted to the clinic (do you have...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well, I shouldn't be advertising the services of my own clinic on this page, butsince you asked. . .. . .Anyone with HIV infection can get care at the Moore Clinic, regardless of CD4 count. We see people regardless of what kind of insurance... Read more »

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Need Some Experienced Opinions about Acute HIV

Posted by DrsNeedLoveToo, 5 Replies

This seems so different when it's you and not one of your patients dealing with this. Granted, I am going through Acute HIV Illness and still feeling the side effects of it, but I just got my first test results today. CD4+ was 266, VL >500k. ... Read more »

Need info on sons risk with HIV+ wife.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

My son, and only child visited recently..just turned 21, married for 3 months..to a girl know for 3 months before. He is heterosexual, non IUD no STD's. I have just been told she is HIV + and has been for 4 years. cd 4 count of 214..unsure of viral... Read more »

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We are trying to get HIV Groups & Organizations, Medical and Pharmaceutical Institutions, and Universities and the Medical & Scientific Communities aware, informed and interested in MM-1,... Read more »

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