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HIV program allegedly canceled after CDC says it doesn't have ability to oversee

A local HIV program has allegedly been canceled as a result of funding cuts, firings and layoffs that have recently hit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a program lead. On ...
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CDC cancels grant that funded free home test kits for HIV

Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests – identifying nearly 7,000 new cases since its start in 2022 – has been canceled. The Together Take Me ...
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Dismantling the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention will cost far more than it saves

Washington is director of Mecklenburg County Public Health in North Carolina. Taylor is health officer and director of the Shelby County Health Department in Tennessee. As leaders of Mecklenburg ...
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CDC reversal restores funding for Atlanta-based HIV home testing program

Funding for an Atlanta-based program that has provided nearly 1 million free HIV home testing kits nationwide has been restored, allowing it to continue for another year. Together Take Me Home, based ...
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Top in ID: AI predicts risk for STIs; CDC develops lab testing guideline for syphilis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool that can accurately determine whether a person is at ...
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HIV self-testing is easy, effective — and underutilized

Assoumou is an infectious diseases physician-scientist at Boston Medical Center. Miller is a research data associate within Dr. Assoumou’s I-CARE (Infectious Complications Assessment and Research) lab ...