9-21-2018An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in mortality for people living with HIV wh…
2-21-2018Dr. Redonna Chandler has been named director of the AIDS Research Program at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Hea…
1-17-2018The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for the fiscal…
9-20-2017The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is committed to working with grantees and partners to reduce the spread of HIV and viral hepatitis in the…
6-29-2017Crossposted from FDA Newsroom
Note: Earlier this month, the FDA requested that a drug company remove an opioid pain medication, Opana ER, from the market bec…
6-1-2017Improving the health of racial and ethnic minority persons is a core focus of what we do in our HIV and viral hepatitis policies and programs, given the disprop…
5-20-2017An estimated 37,600 HIV infections are diagnosed each year, according to the most recent CDC data. The Federal approach to reducing new HIV infections is based …
5-17-2017I have to admit it. I’ve been feeling a little daunted about how much ground we have lost to the opioid epidemic, as we struggle against viral hepatitis. …
