Tag: HIV and AIDS
Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst says she’s HIV-positive
BERLIN — Bearded diva Conchita Wurst says she's HIV-positive and has been living with the virus for many years.
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Officials: Dallas County agency jeopardized patient care
DALLAS — Federal regulators have determined that mismanagement of a Dallas County health agency jeopardized the funding for services critical to thousands of HIV...
Warren calls for new federal approach to opioid crisis
BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for the federal government to confront the opioid addiction crisis like it ultimately attacked the AIDS...
Meals on Wheels group lands $1M grant to serve HIV patients
INDIANAPOLIS — A central Indiana group that delivers meals to homebound senior citizens has landed a $1 million state grant to begin delivering medically...
CDC to assist in probe of HIV cluster in Massachusetts
BOSTON — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be helping Massachusetts public health officials investigate a recent spike in HIV infections...
Gay dating app Grindr to stop sharing HIV status
NEW YORK — The gay dating app Grindr will stop sharing its users' HIV status with analytics companies.
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Medical ethics: UK uses data from doctors to find migrants
LONDON — To track down people in Britain who may have broken immigration rules, the government is turning to a new and controversial source...
Chicago receives $6.7M to help people living with HIV/AIDS
CHICAGO — The city of Chicago is receiving more than $6.7 million in federal grants to help low-income residents with HIV and AIDS.
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CDC director pledges to bring opioid epidemic ‘to its knees’
NEW YORK — The new director of the top U.S. public health agency on Thursday pledged to work to bring the nation's opioid epidemic...
Lawsuit claims CVS revealed HIV status of 6,000 people
DAYTON, Ohio — CVS Health is facing a federal lawsuit claiming the company unintentionally revealed the HIV status of up to 6,000 Ohio residents...