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Today is the 20th National HIV Testing Day, a time to act by promoting HIV testing and early diagnosis across the United States. The theme of this annual action day—Take the Test. Take Control....

http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/Dear_colleague/2014/DCL-062714.html

Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC's Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, discusses the key points of CDC's new Guidelines on the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrE...

http://youtu.be/gTuCn4mdshc

Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC's Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, talks about how Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis or PrEP for HIV prevention is a powerful new tool tha...

http://youtu.be/Jay1yWSiXE8

New on AIDS.gov: Campaigns page. A quick guide to current federal HIV & viral hepatitis awareness, prevention, care, and research campaigns.

http://www.aids.gov/federal-resources/campaigns/

Dear Colleague Letter about National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) by HHS Office on Women’s Health Director Nancy C. Lee, M.D.

http://aids.gov/pdf/nwghaad_dear_colleague_letter.pdf

Learn about how drug use and HIV are related, the HIV risks of different types of drugs, reducing your risk of HIV infection if you use drugs, and the importance of HIV testing for people who use...

http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/prevention/reduce-your-risk/substance-abuse-use/

Each year on World AIDS Day, we come together as a global community to fight a devastating pandemic. We remember the friends and loved ones we have lost, stand with the estimated 35 million peopl...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/11/27/world-aids-day-2013

When the World Health Organization established the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, treatment options for people living with HIV were practically nonexistent, and AIDS was almost invaria...

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/11/20131129a.html

As a result, the information on this website may not be up to date, the transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until a...

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New research by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, reveals how HIV triggers a signal telling an infected immune ce...

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2013/Pages/HIVkillscells.aspx/

Learn more on AIDS.gov's page "Hepatitis". Read http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/staying-healthy-with-hiv-aids/potential-related-health-problems/hepatitis/

http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/staying-healthy-with-hiv-aids/potential-related-health-problems/hepatitis/

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. Check it out. Read http://aids.gov/news-and-events/hepatitis/

http://aids.gov/news-and-events/hepatitis/

Learn more about the Action Plan for the Prevention Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. Read http://aids.gov/news-and-events/hepatitis/

http://aids.gov/news-and-events/hepatitis/

UPDATED: We’ve updated our page, Addressing the Cost of HIV Care in our Find Care and Treatment topic area.

http://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/just-diagnosed-with-hiv-aids/find-care-and-treatment/addressing-cost-barriers/

Since 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended routine HIV testing-i.e., that patients be tested as a routine part of care and be told they will be tested unless...

http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-10-00290.asp

On December 1, World AIDS Day, we remember those we have lost, but also celebrate the remarkable progress made in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. When the first World AIDS Day was observed in ...

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/11/20121129a.html

To help stop the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Indian Health Service (IHS) supported the development of a Tribal HIV/STD Training Kit and Policy Guide. The training ...

http://www.ihs.gov/publicaffairs/PressReleases/index.cfm?module=view_details&ID=IyggJiMK

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals ...

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm312210.htm

AIDS.gov adds new page on Employment in the Staying Healthy with HIV section. Content provided by our partners at the U.S. Department of Labor.

http://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/staying-healthy-with-hiv-aids/taking-care-of-yourself/employment/