Sweeney Visits YMCA of the Pines Camp Bright Feathers  InsiderNJSweeney Visits YMCA of the Pines Camp Bright Feathers. Medford – Senate President Steve Sweeney toured the YMCA of the Pines today and spoke to the ... Keeping Read

AAMC award winners 2019  AAMCNewsThese leaders in academic medicine will be honored at Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting for their outstanding contributions to medical ... Keeping Read

Nurx Launches in Nebraska, Leveraging Telemedicine to Provide Affordable and Convenient Access to Healthcare  BioSpaceSAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurx, the health tech company providing convenient and affordable care for sensitive health needs, is now ... Keeping Read

The Pride Center of NJ hosts Gala 25th Anniversary  Out In JerseyThe Pride Center of New Jersey in Highland Park celebrates its 25th Anniversary of *service* to New Jersey's LGBTQ community on Saturday, September 21, ... Keeping Read

Citizen of the Week: Stacey Trooskin  The Philadelphia CitizenThe infectious disease physician is leading the charge to make Philly the first city to eradicate Hepatitis C. Keeping Read

FDA approves TB pill that cures more hard-to-treat patients  IndiaPost.comUS regulators have approved a new tuberculosis medicine that shortens and improves treatment for the hardest-to-treat cases, a worsening problem in many ... Keeping Read

Ex-Detainee Suing Over Care Urges Keeping ICE Suit Alive  Law360An HIV-positive immigrant suing over how he was treated in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, including allegedly not getting proper medication, ... Keeping Read

9 Things You Didn't Know About The Actors Fund  Playbill.comNot just for performers, the Fund offers a wide array of services to the entire performing arts community. Keeping Read

How state AGs are ramping up general HIPAA enforcement  Health Data ManagementEfforts by the federal Office of Civil Rights to investigate data breaches at healthcare organizations are of great concern to security and compliance officers at ... Keeping Read

Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ) will hold their annual health fair on Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Durga Temple in Princeton, New Jersey  centraljersey.comOn Sunday, September 15, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., a health screening and disease awareness and prevention fair will be held at Durga Mandir, 4240 ... Keeping Read

Do C-section babies need mum's microbes? Trials tackle controversial idea  Nature.comSwabbing infants with mothers' vaginal bacteria could affect the children's health, but critics warn of sparse data and high risk. Keeping Read

Trials Test if C-section Babies Benefit from Mom's Microbes  Scientific AmericanWhen a baby passes through its mother's birth canal, it is bathed in a soup of microbes. Those born by caesarean section (C-section) miss out on this bacterial ... Keeping Read

Log Cabin Republicans endorse Trump for re-election days after president attacks LGBTQ people on multiple fronts  Raw StoryDonald Trump Is the Most Anti-LGBT President in History. With more than a year before the 2020 presidential election a nationwide gay group, the Log Cabin ... Keeping Read

Paterson school board president tapped for high-level city hall job  NorthJersey.comThe mayor has appointed Oshin Castillo, the president of the Paterson Board of Education, as the city's new health and human services director. Keeping Read

The Epstein Connections Fueling Conspiracy Theories  FactCheck.orgJeffrey Epstein's connections to former President Bill Clinton and to President Donald Trump have provided the basis for unfounded conspiracy theories about ... Keeping Read

Germline Genome Editing: International Commission Urges Caution  MedscapeThe International Commission on the Clinical Use of Human Germline Genome Editing met for the first time this week and urged caution. Keeping Read

This 'Miracle' Solution Isn't a Cure for Cancer, Autism: It's Bleach  HealthlineThe FDA is warning people not to purchase or drink certain products sold online as a medical treatment for autism, HIV, cancer, and other conditions. Keeping Read

Biotech Stock Roundup: Amgen's Enbrel Patent Win, AMRN's Setback & More  Yahoo FinanceIt was a busy week for the biotech sector after the second-quarter earnings with collaborations and pipeline updates taking center stage. While Amgen AMGN ... Keeping Read

Early Arrival: Public Charge Rule Could Hit 1.7 Million in NY and NJ  DocumentedOver 1 million New Yorkers and 709,000 New Jersey residents could be affected by the codification of a public charge rule, according to The Migration Policy ... Keeping Read

Illinois law will ensure students learn LGBTQ history  ThinkProgressA new law in Illinois will promote a more LGBTQ-inclusive history curricula in schools across the state. The measure goes into effect in July of next year. Keeping Read

Follow California and New Jersey: Teach LGBTQ history  Out In JerseyIn the musical Hamilton, my former sixth-grade student, Lin Manuel Miranda, muses, “Who tells your story?” His words are significant and meaningful to LGBTQ ... Keeping Read

How a beloved HIV doctor became one of New York's top opioid distributors  New York Post He has pleaded guilty to illicitly selling drugs that include steroids, amphetamines and opioids — allegedly placing more than 250000 pills on the streets ... Keeping Read

Doravirine: Researchers DRIVE for a Drug Ahead of Its Class  Contagionlive.comBACKGROUND Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are a class of antiretroviral medications that have been used to treat HIV-1 since the ... Keeping Read

Can Overdose-Prevention Sites Work in the U.S.?  The RingerDrug overdoses are killing Americans in staggering numbers. Overdose-prevention spaces have been saving lives for years in Europe, Australia, and Canada. Keeping Read

Swimmers raise money for people living with HIV, AIDS in Asbury Park  News 12 New JerseyAsbury Park residents spent their Sunday swimming at Hotel Tides for a good cause. A pool party was hosted to raise money for The Center, a *service* ... Keeping Read

International Overdose Awareness Day: shining light on an epidemic  Community News ServiceInternational Overdose Awareness Day is a global event now in its fourth year in Mercer County. On Aug. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Woolsey Park in Hopewell ... Keeping Read

Bronx pastor stole more than $631,000 from HIV/AIDS charities: district attorney  New York Daily NewsA Bronx pastor took money meant to help HIV-positive drug addicts and used it to jet off to the Caribbean and lavish himself with gifts, prosecutors said ... Keeping Read

TARGET: Urine can be used to measure recent PrEP, ART adherence  HealioMeasuring the concentration of tenofovir in a patient's urine can determine their recent adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for HIV prevention or ... Keeping Read

'Mosaic' HIV vaccine to be tested in thousands of people across the world  Nature.comThe experimental vaccine targets more strains of the virus than any other ― and seems to have longer lasting effects. Keeping Read

Empathetic Health Care Providers Drive Successful HIV Treatment  Contagionlive.comWant to make a difference when it comes to encouraging patients with HIV to start and stay in treatment? Show compassion and a lack of judgment, a new study ... Keeping Read

Sex with HIV still a crime? Updated laws divide advocates  New Jersey HeraldAdvocates and health experts are divided over changes to state laws that make it a crime for HIV carriers to have sex without informing their partner of their ... Keeping Read

July 17, 2019: 2020 Candidate Sen. Cory Booker; New Research Into Origins Of HIV  WBURNew Jersey Sen. Cory Booker talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about his campaign to be the Democratic presidential candidate. Also, scientists at the ... Keeping Read

Johnson & Johnson to start testing on new type of HIV vaccine in U.S. and Europe  New York Daily NewsJohnson & Johnson is getting ready to test a new type of vaccine against HIV in Europe and the U.S., hoping to end the epidemic that has killed around 35.4 ... Keeping Read

Report: Johnson & Johnson planning to test HIV vaccine in Europe and the U.S.  PIX11 New YorkJohnson & Johnson is planning to test an experimental HIV vaccine, according to various news outlets. Bloomberg reports the pharmaceutical company is ... Keeping Read

How Australia Could Almost Eradicate H.I.V. Transmissions  SBS NewsThe most recent advance in Australia's decades-long fight against the virus is the rapid adoption of a preventive drug regimen known as PrEP. Keeping Read

Health Department quilting group to honor HIV/AIDS victims  Burlington County TimesTo honor those lost to AIDS, eight Burlington County residents were invited to create their own panel for a memorial quilt in honor of a loved one. The pieces will ... Keeping Read

‘This Could Be A Step Toward The Cure’: Temple University Researchers Say They’ve Effectively Eliminated HIV In Animals  CBS PhillyPHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Researchers from Temple University have discovered a possible breakthrough in finding a cure for HIV and AIDS. A team of scientists ... Keeping Read

Iris House and AHF to Join Forces for Women’s Health in New York and New Jersey  Yahoo FinanceNew affiliation between Iris House and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) seeks to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services to women ... Keeping Read

Most Americans have never had HIV test, less than 30% of those most at risk have been tested in past year, CDC  New York Daily NewsMost Americans have never been tested for HIV, and less than 30% of those that are most at risk for contracting the virus have been tested in the past year, ... Keeping Read

nPEP Reduces the Risk of HIV Infection  Contemporary ClinicAn estimated 1.1 million people age 13 and older had HIV infection at the end of 2016, with an estimated 14% of those whose infections had not been ... Keeping Read

Vitale Promotes Free HIV Testing in New Jersey  InsiderNJVitale Promotes Free HIV Testing in New Jersey. Trenton – In recognition of National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, organizations around the state will be ... Keeping Read

Cumberland County offers HIV testing in Millville  NJ.comThe Cumberland County Department of Health will host a wellness fair for National HIV Testing Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at at the Cumberland ... Keeping Read

NJ Lawmakers Seeking to Expand Access to STD Treatment  NJ SpotlightLegislation to allow for medication to be prescribed for the sexual partner of someone diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease is up for Assembly vote ... Keeping Read

Dunkin' Donuts worker in New Jersey tests positive for hepatitis A  WPVI-TVOfficials in New Jersey are warning the public after a Dunkin' Donuts worker tested positive for hepatitis A. Keeping Read

Increase In HIV Cases Among Camden County Drug Users: Officials  Gloucester Township, NJ PatchIncrease In HIV Cases Among Local Drug Users - Gloucester Township, NJ - Ten new cases were reported between Feb. 1 and April 30 of this year, officials ... Keeping Read

Galloway man charged with knowingly infecting man with HIV  breakingac.comA Galloway Township man is accused of giving a man a sexually transmitted disease after failing to disclose he was HIV positive. Anthony Hargrove, 36, was ... Keeping Read

New Jersey Pastor Has Been Passing Off Bleach As A 'Miracle Cure' In Uganda: Report  HuffPostA New Jersey pastor has been doling out industrial bleach to thousands of poor Ugandans, promoting the poisonous liquid as a “miracle cure” that can cure ... Keeping Read

'People are calling me Satan,' says N.J. pastor accused of sending 50K Africans bogus 'miracle cure' made of bleach  NJ.comA New Jersey pastor shut down his website and deleted his social media accounts over the weekend after he was accused of running an international network ... Keeping Read

US pastor runs network giving 50,000 Ugandans bleach-based 'miracle cure'  The GuardianGroup led by Robert Baldwin and part-funded by Sam Little claims drinking toxic fluid will eradicate HIV/Aids and other diseases. Keeping Read

Black women are diagnosed with HIV at disproportionate rates, CDC report says  New York Daily NewsBlack women are diagnosed with HIV at disproportionate rates compared to white women according to a new Centers for Disease Control report, prompting a ... Keeping Read

Study proves that HIV transmission can be eliminated, increasing hopes to an end to AIDS  New York Daily NewsStudy shows evidence that successful treatment of HIV can eliminate transmission via sex. Keeping Read

Boys born with HIV, parents died. But their wish helped another  New Jersey 101.5 FM RadioTwo NJ boys lost both of their parents to HIV/AIDS and were battling the disease themselves. Their one wish was to help their Aunt. Keeping Read

This Facial May Have Left 2 People in New Mexico With HIV  Health.comThe vampire facial should only be performed by a licensed medical professional. If it isn't, it could transmit HIV. Find out more about vampire. Keeping Read

State Seeks Public Input in Campaign to End AIDS and Curb HIV  NJ SpotlightOfficials want people impacted by HIV/AIDS to have their say on renewed effort to diminish the effects of the disease in New Jersey. Keeping Read

New Jersey AIDS Walk scheduled Pride Run / Walk  Parsippany FocusMORRIS COUNTY – The New Jersey AIDS Walk, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization which collaborates with several New Jersey cities that are home to leading ... Keeping Read

Doctors use HIV in gene therapy to fix 'bubble boy' disease  New Jersey HeraldThey were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives. Now eight babies with "bubble boy disease" have had it fixed by ... Keeping Read

Jersey City Past and Present  Life at NJCUThe Jersey City: Past and Present website is a digital project of New Jersey City University (NJCU). Its goal is to inform viewers, in words and images, about ... Keeping Read

PrEP uptake increases nearly 30% among MSM at high risk for HIV  HealioSEATTLE — Between 2014 and 2017, the proportion of high-risk men who have sex with men who are taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, for HIV ... Keeping Read

HIV isn't 'cured' yet, but longtime patients have reasons for hope  New York Daily NewsFor the first time in a decade, patients and activists have concrete proof that a cure is within reach. Keeping Read

A Second Patient Has Been Cured of HIV—How Does That Even Happen?  Health.comA person identified only as the "London patient" is said to be in long-term remission and may be the second person ever to be cured of HIV. Learn more. Keeping Read

1st Man Cured of HIV Has Words of Support for 2nd Patient  NBC New YorkTimothy Brown, the Berlin man known to be the first person cured of HIV, has words of support and encouragement for a second patient that scientists say are ... Keeping Read

Rutgers faculty among new NJ AIDS epidemic committee  RU Daily TargumTwo Rutgers faculty have joined New Jersey's new End AIDS Epidemic Committee, which was initiated by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) to prevent the spread of the ... Keeping Read

Five city locations for annual NJ AIDS Walk in 2019  Out In JerseyYou can be one of the thousands in the NJ AIDS Walk 2019 and help protect the healthcare needs of people living with HIV/AIDS this May. Keeping Read

Recent study shows HIV intervention programs may be effective  NJTV NewsRutgers epidemiologist Henry Raymond's research shows new infection rates of HIV have stabilized in the population of transwomen, suggesting that ... Keeping Read

State to Launch Local Needle Exchanges, Enhance Services at Current Sites  NJ SpotlightDOH says plans part of broad multiagency strategy to foster syringe-access programs, other offerings across New Jersey. Keeping Read

Happening Today: Elizabeth Warren, Virginia, HIV, Hepatitis, Ozzy Osbourne, Jennifer Lawrence  NBC New YorkGet the top headlines of the day in your morning briefing from NBC 4 New York, Monday through Friday. Sign up for our newsletter here. Elizabeth Warren ... Keeping Read

Health Officials Warn of Potential Hepatitis Exposure at NJ Dunkin' Donuts  NBC New YorkNJ health officials say people who visited a Dunkin' Donuts in Ocean City may have been exposed to hepatitis. Keeping Read

Patients who may have contracted hepatitis at NJ surgical center file lawsuit  ABC NewsTwo patients from a New Jersey surgical center have tested positive for hepatitis, their attorney said Thursday. Keeping Read

2 former patients of infection-breached New Jersey clinic have hepatitis B, lawyers say  Becker's Hospital ReviewLawyers for two former patients of Saddle Brook, N.J.-based HealthPlus Surgery Center, which the state temporarily shut down due to poor sterilization practices, ... Keeping Read

Two former patients at Saddle Brook facility test positive for hepatitis B, lawyers say  NorthJersey.comTwo patients of HealthPlus Surgery Center, a Saddle Brook facility that had infection control lapses have tested positive for hepatitis B. Keeping Read

Patients possibly exposed to HIV at NJ surgery center need more testing, lawyers say  NorthJersey.comPatients who may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis because of poor sterilization practices and other problems at a Saddle Brook surgery center should ... Keeping Read

Saddle Brook surgery center: Only fraction of patients have been notified of possible HIV  NorthJersey.comA Saddle Brook surgery center that may have exposed patients to HIV and hepatitis has been able to contact only one-third of at-risk patients. Keeping Read

‘What About My Life?’: Patients Sue Surgery Center in New Jersey for Potentially Exposing Them to HIV and Hepatitis  NBC New YorkMore people who fear they were exposed to hepatitis and HIV are joining a class action lawsuit against Health Plus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey ... Keeping Read

State Highlights: Thousands Of Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV At New Jersey Surgery Center; OhioHealth Propelled Into Era Of Value-Based Care  Kaiser Health NewsMedia outlets report on news from New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Louisiana, Arizona, Massachusetts, Oregon, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, ... Keeping Read

Owner of Meadowlands hospital sued after HIV scare at separate facility  New Jersey 101.5 FM RadioA real estate developer and medical executive is being personally sued by a patient of a surgery center where state health officials said thousands of. Keeping Read

NJ facility may have exposed many to HIV, Hepatitis B, C - one positive test so far  WABC-TVA New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed more than 3000 patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C used poor drug storage methods, an outdated ... Keeping Read

New Jersey clinic sued after HIV infection warning  ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A former patient has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed nearly 3,800 patients to HIV and ... Keeping Read

New Jersey Medical Center May Have Exposed This Patient to Hepatitis B—Could It Happen Near You?  Health.comThe surgery facility blamed lapses in infection control, and one woman tested positive for hepatitis B. Here's what that means and how to lower your. Keeping Read

More than 3,000 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis At New Jersey Surgical Center, Officials Say  TIMEA New Jersey surgical center may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV and hepatitis, state officials said. People who received a procedure at the ... Keeping Read

New Jersey surgery center may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis  Fox NewsThe New Jersey Department of Health says more than 3000 patients at a surgery center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Keeping Read

Surgery Center In NJ Says Thousands Exposed To Hepatitis, HIV  CBS New YorkA health alert affecting thousands of people who visited an outpatient surgery center in North Jersey urges blood tested after a state investigation found ... Keeping Read

N.J. surgery center warns of possible exposure to bloodborne infections  UPI NewsA surgery center informed more than 3000 patients they may have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens after undergoing procedures at a New Jersey ... Keeping Read

Thousands of patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis asked to take blood tests  ABC NewsMore than 3,000 patients of a surgery center in Bergen County, New Jersey, may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, according to the New ... Keeping Read

State Takes New Direction, Pledging to End AIDS Epidemic in NJ  NJ SpotlightSeven years is not much of a window, but administration and Department of Health say they can eliminate AIDS by 2025. Keeping Read

N.J. pledges to end AIDS epidemic by 2025  WHYYThere may not be a proven cure, but thanks to demographics, powerful new treatments, and the state's participation in a nascent global public awareness ... Keeping Read

Zero new HIV cases in New Jersey? Rutgers, health department say it’s possible by 2025  NorthJersey.comRutgers and the New Jersey Department of Health have partnered to eliminate the number of new HIV diagnoses. In 2017, there were 1048 new cases. Keeping Read

The plan: Zero new HIV diagnoses in New Jersey by 2025  New Jersey 101.5 FM RadioDown from 1,722 in the middle of last decade, New Jersey saw 1,048 new HIV diagnoses in 2017. Is it possible that number gets down to zero, or close to it, by ... Keeping Read

New Jersey adopts U=U campaign to end HIV in the state  Out In JerseyGovernor Phil Murphy has stated his support for New Jersey's adoption of U=U, Undetectable=Untransmittable to deal with HIV. Keeping Read

Doctors educate a new generation about HIV/AIDS to combat ‘complacency’  NJTV NewsDespite awareness and advances in medicine, doctors say our success combating the HIV/AIDS has also become our weakness. Keeping Read

EXCLUSIVE: New HIV diagnoses and infections continue to fall to record lows in New York City  New York Daily NewsJust 2157 people were newly diagnoses with HIV in 2017, down 5.4% from the 2279 diagnosed in 2016, which had set a new record in that year, the ... Keeping Read

Time for NJ to declare commitment to ending AIDS | Commentary  NorthJersey.comThe HIV/AIDS epidemic has been one of the deadliest in human history, claiming the lives of 35 million people over the course of several decades. Over 36 ... Keeping Read

Aetna fined for HIV privacy violations  Out In JerseyAetna, Inc. has agreed to pay a fine of over $350000 for violating the privacy of policy holders in the state of New Jersey in 2017. Keeping Read

Aetna hit with fine for privacy breach of NJ patients with AIDS, heart condition  NJ.comAetna, Inc. has agreed to pay a $365,000 fine for violating the privacy rights of hundreds of policyholders in New Jersey last year, including some who were ... Keeping Read

New and Novel HIV Medications  Pharmacy TimesCombination antiretroviral therapy (ART) has greatly reduced HIV-associated morbidity and mortality and improved the quality of life for those living with HIV. Keeping Read

HIV/AIDS Buddies group celebrates 33 years of life with wellness fair  NorthJersey.comAn organization that was founded in 1985 to help people dying of AIDS was celebrating life Sunday, both its 33 years of existence and the work it does to help ... Keeping Read

Today is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day  Out In JerseyThis is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. And today, the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York City points out some facts. They call on the public ... Keeping Read

HIV rates remain high for at-risk groups  NJTV NewsDespite a decrease in rates overall, one in 64 African-Americans in the state is living with HIV/AIDS compared to 1 in 661 non-Hispanic whites. Keeping Read

Despite progress, HIV/AIDS cases remain higher among African-Americans in NJ  NJTV NewsWhile African-Americans make up 15 percent of the state's total population, they represent 50 percent of those currently living with HIV/AIDS in the state. Keeping Read

What HIV and AIDS look like in New Jersey today  New Jersey 101.5 FM RadioIn 1990, more than 4200 individuals were newly diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the Garden State. The virus and its most severe phase took the lives of nearly 3600 ... Keeping Read

Charting the Incidence of HIV/AIDS Across NJ's Counties and Cities  NJ SpotlightHIV/AIDS has become a chronic illness, rather than a death sentence, but individuals and populations remain at risk. Keeping Read