The Obama Administration has launched a long-term plan to curb antibiotic resistance, unveiling incentives and requirements designed to boost surveillance and diagnosis of resistant microbes, speed new drug development and require that hospitals and clinics adopt antimicrobial stewardship programs. Read the article here
The nine-state Deep South region targeted by the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI)1 is one region in need of increased Ryan White Part B Supplemental funding to help address the significant HIV/AIDS burden and high death rates experienced by this region. Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative Call to Action
Smoking appears to contribute most to the burden of non-AIDS-defining cancers diagnosed in people living with HIV in the US, out of all the potential modifiable risk factors – including hepatitis B or C, low CD4 cell count, an AIDS diagnosis or having an unsuppressed viral load – according to a study reported last week [...]
