Trump admin planning to consolidate HIV programs, slashing ‘overhead’ and DEI: official
The Trump administration plans to reduce costs by integrating two similar HIV/AIDS prevention programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Health Resources and Services (HRSA). The reductions are related to management costs and DEI-related expenses. The tentative proposal, still a “concept of planning,” is to combine them […]
Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency resembling early days of HIV, says WHO | Mpox
Scientists say an outbreak of monkeypox (previously called monkeypox) in Africa resembles early HIV epidemics, and the World Health Organization has declared it a public health emergency. Medical experts said the declaration should speed up access to testing, vaccines and treatments in affected areas and launch a campaign to reduce stigma around the virus. More […]
2,200 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Oregon Hospital
A Portland, Oregon, hospital is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that 2,200 patients may have become seriously ill during surgery. Four Clackamas County patients have filed a lawsuit against Providence Health, KATU. report On Monday, these people received anesthesia services from a contracted physician at the hospital’s facilities. The media reported that during the […]
Sex workers with HIV removed from Tenn. sex offender registry
Tennessee is Excluding sex workers It removed people with HIV from the sex offender registry following two lawsuits that argued state law doesn’t take into account scientific advances about the spread and prevention of HIV. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Under the state’s decades-old law, prostitution was a misdemeanor for the vast majority of sex workers. […]
REPORT: 2,400 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV And Hepatitis At Oregon Hospitals
Roughly 2,400 patients at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, reportedly could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis. The affected individuals were patients at Providence and Legacy Health, according to NBC News. The medical facilities have reportedly urged them to test themselves “out of an abundance of caution.” The possible exposure was the result of […]
Oregon physician may have exposed more than 2,400 patients to infectious diseases, including HIV
Authorities say more than 2,400 patients at Portland, Oregon-area hospitals may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and other diseases because of anesthesiologists who may have neglected infection-prevention precautions. Officials are encouraging these patients to undergo free blood tests to check for infection. The anaesthesiologist was fired and, although the risk of […]