New HIV Infections Drop 18 Percent in Six Years
2-14-2017Decline signals HIV prevention and treatment efforts in the U.S. are paying off, but not all communities are seeing the same progress.The number of annual HIV i…
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Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious Disease
5-6-2016New CDC studies underscore urgency of hepatitis C testing and treatment, especially for baby boomers Deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high…
As many as 185,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. could be prevented by expanding testing, treatment, PrEP
2-25-2016Reaching the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) targets for HIV testing and treatment and expanding the use of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) could preven…
Half of black gay men and a quarter of Latino gay men projected to be diagnosed within their lifetime
2-23-2016If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, about 1 in 2 black men who have sex with men (MSM) and 1 in 4 Latino MSM in the United States will be diagnosed with HIV…
CDC awards $216 million to community-based organizations to deliver the most-effective HIV prevention strategies to those in greatest need
7-1-2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it has awarded $216 million over five years to 90 community-based organizations (CBOs) natio…
CDC Launches First National Campaign to Increase Hepatitis B Testing among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
6-20-2013Editor’s note: In an event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week, CDC and its partner Hep B United launched a new national public awar…