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CDC Report: Nearly 2 Percent of High Schoolers Are Transgender

The Centers for Disease Control has released a groundbreaking report on trans youth.

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Q&A: Kevin Fenton

As the new director for the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Kevin Fenton brings not only nearly 15 years of experience as a physician working in public health in his native Great Britain but also his experiences as a gay man of color--a member of one of the populations hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. In his new job Fenton oversees behavioral surveillance, prevention, and testing intervention for HIV and other diseases.

Health

Groups Say U.S. HIV Rate Being Revised Upward, CDC Still Silent

Federal health officials are revising their estimate of how many people are infected by HIV each year, and advocacy groups say the number could rise by 35% or more. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the numbers are not final and won't be released until early next year. The CDC has been estimating about 40,000 new HIV cases occur in the nation each year. At a national HIV prevention conference in Atlanta this week, however, advocates claimed the new estimate is 55,000 or higher.

World

In the beginning: An eyewitness expert recalls the early days of AIDS

During the 1980s, Jim Curran, MD, MPH, was one of the most vital scientific minds driving the U.S. government's fight against the awakening AIDS epidemic. As an epidemiologist at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Curran was present during the first cases of the condition that would become known as AIDS--a syndrome that would change the world. Curran became chairman of the Kaposi's Sarcoma Opportunistic Infection Task Force in 1981, and eventually the director of the CDC's Division of AIDS. Today, he is the dean of the School of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta and the director of the university's Center for AIDS Research. To mark the 25th anniversary of the first identified AIDS cases, Dr. Curran spoke with Benjamin Ryan.

Health

New CDC Numbers May Show Dramatic Increases in HIV Infections

The Washington Blade is reporting that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is debating when to release what the story called "alarming new statistics" showing that up to 50% more Americans are being infected with HIV annually than the government previously reported. AIDS activist groups familiar with the CDC told the Blade that middle-level officials at the agency have quietly told professional and scientific colleagues that the number of new infections was as high as 58,000 to 63,000 cases in the most recent 12-month period.

US rep Ritchie Torres NY introduces new bill to address failures to federal governments mpox response after critical GAO report

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The federal government failed on mpox. Ritchie Torres's new bill addresses that (exclusive)

A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.

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Biden health officials urge syphilis, hepatitis C & HIV tests on National HIV Testing Day (exclusive)

It’s called the syndemic approach and sexually active people should know about it, officials say.

CDC: One in Four Should Be on PrEP

A a big push is under way to get more people at 'substantial' risk of getting HIV to start on the daily pill that has been shown to dramatically reduce their risk of infection.

The Truth About HIV and Being 'Untransmittable'

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared "Undetectable Equals Untransmittable."

CDC Report: Nearly 2 Percent of High Schoolers Are Transgender

The Centers for Disease Control has released a groundbreaking report on trans youth.

The First AIDS Report, 35 Years Ago

On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control published the first report on a mysterious and deadly disease afflicting gay men.

The CDC Paints a Dark Picture for LGB Youth, But Don't Despair

The Trevor Project's Abbe Land on the troubling new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We Spend 65 Times More on Tobacco Than Equality

New data confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control reveals that LGBT Americans spend a staggering $7.9 billion annually buying tobacco.

Monkeypox Is Not a Gay Virus, the CDC Reminds Those Concerned

The director of the Centers for Disease Control's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention clears up the misconceptions about the virus, but warns it's likely to spread.

CDC: PrEP Will Help Reduce HIV Infections by 70 Percent

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control emphasizes how the daily HIV prevention treatment will play a key role in ending the epidemic.

U.S. Suspends Health Aid to Uganda Over 'Jail the Gays' Law

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced a suspension of some of its annual $3.9 million in health care aid usually given to the East African country.

AIDS Rates Surge Among African-American Men

The rates of HIV among young African-American men who have sex with men have skyrocketed, reported the Centers for Disease Control on Thursday.

Q&A: Kevin Fenton

Manhunt Takes Safety Precautions

After Manhunt.net spent a fair chunk of 2008 in the headlines, CEO Adam Segel talks about the company's new employee from the Centers for Disease Control, the hookup site's new emphasis on sexual health, and the Jonathan Crutchley-John McCain scandal.

Groups Say U.S. HIV Rate Being Revised Upward, CDC Still Silent

In the beginning: An eyewitness expert recalls the early days of AIDS

New CDC Numbers May Show Dramatic Increases in HIV Infections

Threat to Affordable Care Act's Preventive Coverage Puts Public Health at Risk

A federal judge’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. is a deeply flawed decision that flies in the face of sound public health policy, according to the American Medical Association's president.

CDC warns of new mpox outbreak, urges vaccination

People at high risk, including gay and bisexual men, should get vaccinated, the agency advises.

Mpox Is Almost Gone in the US, Leaving Lessons & Mysteries Behind

More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the virus, including 23 who died.

The federal government failed on mpox. Ritchie Torres's new bill addresses that (exclusive)

A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.

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It’s called the syndemic approach and sexually active people should know about it, officials say.

A a big push is under way to get more people at 'substantial' risk of getting HIV to start on the daily pill that has been shown to dramatically reduce their risk of infection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared "Undetectable Equals Untransmittable."

The Centers for Disease Control has released a groundbreaking report on trans youth.

On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control published the first report on a mysterious and deadly disease afflicting gay men.

The Trevor Project's Abbe Land on the troubling new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New data confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control reveals that LGBT Americans spend a staggering $7.9 billion annually buying tobacco.

The director of the Centers for Disease Control's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention clears up the misconceptions about the virus, but warns it's likely to spread.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control emphasizes how the daily HIV prevention treatment will play a key role in ending the epidemic.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced a suspension of some of its annual $3.9 million in health care aid usually given to the East African country.

The rates of HIV among young African-American men who have sex with men have skyrocketed, reported the Centers for Disease Control on Thursday.

After Manhunt.net spent a fair chunk of 2008 in the headlines, CEO Adam Segel talks about the company's new employee from the Centers for Disease Control, the hookup site's new emphasis on sexual health, and the Jonathan Crutchley-John McCain scandal.

A federal judge’s ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. is a deeply flawed decision that flies in the face of sound public health policy, according to the American Medical Association's president.

People at high risk, including gay and bisexual men, should get vaccinated, the agency advises.

More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the virus, including 23 who died.

Forty-two people in the U.S. have died from mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.

A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.