HIV Prevention In Health Care Settings
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For PrEP 2-1-1 Dosing, the Information Is Often Bottom Up
While 2-1-1 or "on-demand" pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been approved by major public health agencies, doctors still face uncertainty in implementing it.
This National HIV Testing Day, We Must Do More Than Just Tell Young People to Get Tested
Advocate Armonte Butler explains what providers, health centers, and legislators can do to make sure youth have access to prevention tools.
Activists Maintain Pressure After Chase Brexton CEO Resigns: A Blog Entry by Mark S. King
Baltimore's largest provider of health care to the city's most vulnerable communities has experienced months of upheaval and staff discontent, and there is more work to do to reform the agency.
Pregnant Guest Kicked Out of 'Charm Ball' Over Protest Fears: A Blog Entry by Mark S. King
When blogger Itta Englander chose to join protesters at Chase Brexton's annual "Charm Ball" to voice concern over the direction of Baltimore's largest healthcare provider to the LGBT community, there was little doubt there would be some tension at th...
Catching Up With Chase Brexton's 'Fired Five': A Blog Entry by Mark S. King
The five managers who were abruptly fired last month without notice by Chase Brexton, Baltimore's largest healthcare provider to the city's most vulnerable populations, met in person for the first time since their dismissal.
The Human Toll of Chase Brexton's Union-Busting Efforts: A Blog Entry by Mark S. King
"With a union organizing effort underway by employees at Chase Brexton Health Care in Baltimore ... senior management evidently tried one of the oldest, and most cruelly transparent, tricks in the playbook," Mark S. King writes. "They fired managers ...
Treatment After Exposure to HIV
What Is Post-Exposure Prophylaxis? Who Should Use PEP? Should PEP Be Used for Non-Occupational Exposure? How Is PEP Taken? What Are the Side Effects? The Bottom Line For More Information
What Is Post-Exposure Prophylaxis?
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Listen to Donald's Story on POZIAM Radio: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining
On October 1, 2011 Robert Breining and Jeromy Dunn spoke with 27 year old Donald P., who shared his personal story with HIV/AIDS.
Working in pre-hospital care for ten years, the first thing you learn is to expect the unexpected. That statement never...
Medical Schools in U.S., Canada Teaching Little About Gay Health
U.S. and Canadian medical schools devoted, on average, just five hours in their entire curriculum to teaching content related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients, according to a survey of the schools' deans.
Nine percent of the 132 d...
Dr Bob Greetings, i have tested positive for XMRV
Dr Bob i really hope you post this message people deserve to know that there is another retrovirus like HIV out there infecting people, i know this is an HIV website but i know of many "worried wells" that have tested positive for XMRV, and now going...