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Sat., December 1, 2012 12:00pm
Georgia health officials plan to host a HIV and AIDS Twitter chat to mark World AIDS Day today.
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Wed., October 3, 2012 9:00am
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving $2.5 million to the Georgia Department of Public Health to identify HIV-positive patients with treatment.
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Mon., August 27, 2012 4:30pm
Uninsured Georgians who need help paying for AIDS drugs don’t have to be placed on a waiting list anymore after state health officials eliminated what was once the largest backlog in the nation. State officials used $8 million in federal cash and a government-managed health care plan for people with pre-existing conditions to clear the backlog.
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Tue., July 17, 2012 4:07pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is trying to reduce stigma and complacency around HIV and AIDS with a new advertising and social media blitz featuring Americans living with the disease. The campaign is launching initially in six cities, including Atlanta.
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Tue., July 17, 2012 7:57am
Emory University is set to get about $7 million for its part in an intensive national effort to develop a vaccine against HIV and AIDS. The goal is to accelerate vaccine development by supporting multidisciplinary research into immune responses that prevent or contain HIV infection.
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Thu., July 12, 2012 4:11pm
Georgia has adopted a national HIV/AIDS strategy aimed at preventative treatment. The new approach treats patients with drugs earlier and decreases the likelihood of spreading the disease. The plan would lower long-term costs but might cost more up-front.
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Wed., June 27, 2012 3:46pm
One in five people is HIV positive and does not know it. Georgia is number six in the country for people with AIDS. Rates of HIV infection are growing fastest in Southeast.
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Mon., June 18, 2012 2:52pm
Half of new HIV infections and AIDS diagnoses in 2009 were in the South, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data that is getting the attention of some of the region’s federal representatives. A Congressional roundtable Tuesday will begin the search for solutions.
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Thu., May 17, 2012 7:02am
The new Institute of Public and Preventive Health at Georgia Health Sciences University will host community programs and conduct research on public health problems like type 2 diabetes, infant mortality, teen pregnancy, obesity and AIDS.
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Thu., December 1, 2011 12:19pm
The focus on prevention may be becoming even more important.
