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View ArticlePerspectives: Rapid Hep C Testing
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States. Approximately 3.2 million Americans, including an estimated half million people in California, are living...
View ArticleEvents & Services: Partners Testing Together at AHP
You’ve been seeing someone new for a month. You really think he’s someone you could have a future with. In the past, if you met a guy you liked, you would make sure he had tested recently, and each of...
View ArticlePerspectives: HIV Stigma Today
HIV/AIDS is one of the most stigmatized illnesses in recent history. The intensity and prevalence of negative beliefs, attitudes, and actions toward HIV-positive people have made HIV unique, shaping...
View ArticleE&S: Expanding Substance Use Care
For all of his hard work to stay clean and housed, Ray still didn’t have a home or financial and medical benefits, and still used speed to stay awake when he stayed on the street. He wanted a place to...
View ArticlePerspectives: Hepatitis C Update 2014
Hepatitis C is a viral disease that primarily affects the liver. In its chronic (or long-lasting) form, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause liver damage, cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), and liver...
View ArticlePerspectives: The Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law in March 2010, envisioning a comprehensive package of health care reforms that would expand access to medical...
View ArticleE&S: New Gender Team
Services Expand to Support Trans Clients. For staff at agencies like the Alliance Health Project, a commitment to serve the evolving needs of clients extends way beyond getting a license to practice...
View ArticlePerspectives: API Issue
The Asian American population grew 43 percent between 2000 and 2010, more than four times as fast as the total U.S. population, and Asian Americans have recently surpassed Latinos for numbers of new...
View ArticlePerspectives: Update Women and HIV
Worldwide, women make up half of the 34 million people with HIV infection, and HIV is the leading cause of death among women of childbearing age.1 In the United States, one out of every five new HIV...
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