Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, RADM and Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS, Director, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
06-26-2023Cross-posted from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention June 20, 2023 Dear Colleague, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize…
10-03-2022Cross-posted from CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB PreventionDear Colleague:During September 2022, CDC issued two awards totaling $7…
05-19-2022May is Hepatitis Awareness Month— a time to raise awareness that viral hepatitis continues to be a major public health threat in the United States. Hepatitis…
07-12-2018The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated recommendations for use of once-weekly isoniazid-rifapentine for 12 weeks (3HP) for…
09-27-2016In the years we have been writing about National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, there has often been good news tempered by bad news. This year is no…
03-02-2015Early in the AIDS epidemic, there was so much we didn't know -- what caused the disease, how it was spread or how to treat it. But, once scientists were able…
06-23-2010June 27 is the 17th National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), which is organized annually by the National Association of People with AIDS* (NAPWA), with support from…