National PrEP Program Not Yet a Reality in United States
July 21st 2025A national preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) program would streamline access and improve HIV outcomes but unfortunately never came to pass because of a lack of funding, according to Jeremiah Johnson, executive director, PrEP4All.
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Aluminum in Vaccines Does Not Cause Autoimmune Disorders in Children, Study Shows
July 18th 2025Autoimmune diseases, such as vitiligo, celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis, are not tied to aluminum exposure from vaccines, according to a nationwide cohort study of approximately 1.2 million children done in Denmark.
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Public Health Expert Warns U.S. HIV Funding Cuts Could Set Back Global Progress | IAS 2025
July 16th 2025Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Ph.D., spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive ahead of his presentation at IAS 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda, about the risks posed by U.S. cuts to global HIV prevention funding.
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Integrating People-Centered HIV Care With Primary Healthcare | IAS 2025
July 16th 2025Integrating people-centered HIV care with primary health care is essential to improving access, equity and health outcomes, but doing so successfully requires coordinated policies, digital transformation, community engagement, and sustained funding, according to experts at IAS 2025.
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Using Data Science to Address HIV Inequities, Region by Region | IAS 2025
July 16th 2025At the IAS 2025 conference in Kigali, Rwanda, Banky Olatosi, M.P.H., M.S., Ph.D., of the University of South Carolina, shed light on how systemic racism and social determinants of health influence HIV diagnoses and care across U.S. regions.
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HIV Self-Testing Significantly Increases Diagnosis and Treatment Initiation, Study Shows | IAS 2025
Published: July 16th 2025 | Updated: July 16th 2025While successes have been seen because of HIV self-testing, funding cuts to USAID and PEPFAR will make continued research difficult, according to Anna Bershteyn, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
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Medicaid Cuts “Deeply Un-American,” Union Leader Says
July 16th 2025In this interview, Matthew Yarnell, president of SEIU Healthcare, Pennsylvania, a healthcare union, condemns Trump’s $1 trillion Medicaid cut, saying that more than a quarter of a million Pennsylvanians will lose their healthcare coverage as a result.
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AI Set to Speed Up HIV Vaccine Research and Trials, Focusing on Fair Access | IAS 2025
July 15th 2025According to experts at the IAS 2025 meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, AI revolutionizes HIV vaccine development by enhancing design, data analysis and clinical trials, especially in low-income regions, creating a faster progress.
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Sexual Health and HIV Care Integration Key to Better Care | IAS 2025
July 14th 2025Integrating HIV and sexual health care is essential for improving outcomes, but global stigma, funding cuts—especially the defunding of USAID—and structural barriers like limited access and political resistance continue to hinder progress, experts emphasized at IAS 2025.
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FDA Expands Kerendia’s Use to Treat Common Form of Heart Failure
July 14th 2025Kerendia was originally approved in July 2021 to reduce cardiovascular and kidney complications in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes. This new approval extends its use to a broader patient population.
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Empowerment Through PrEP Access is Self-Care | IAS 2025
July 14th 2025There is currently a movement to “de-medicalize" PrEP by pushing for more availability at more casual settings than government clinics, according to Anna Bershteyn, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
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