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NewsData on TX HIV/AIDS patients stolen
Recently, a low-level administrator in Texas' Harris County Hospital District inappropriately downloaded medical and financial records for 1,200 patients with HIV, AIDS and other medical conditions Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: AIDS response has shortchanged children, researchers say
While AIDS research and treatment have come a long way, the global response to AIDS hasn't done a great job of meeting children's needs, according to health workers speaking at the International AIDS Read more...
ALSO NOTED: FDA sending fewer warning letters;IL law would limit what hospitals can charge uninsured patients; and much more...
> It looks like the FDA is sending out a lot fewer warning letters to potential violators of late. Officials say they're just changing emphasis, but critics suggest that th agency is slacking off. Read more...
Infected MA transplant kills one patient, sickens another
Two patients received kidneys infected with a difficult-to-detect virus after agreeing to accept organs from a high-risk donor, authorities at Boston hospitals said this week. A 70-year-old woman has Read more...
| Press ReleasesAHF: Sen. Rubio (R, FL) Offers Obama Administration Proposal to End Growing AIDS Drug CrisisAHF lauds Senator Rubio for letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius in which he proposes reallocating funds from ‘administrative overhead’ and asks her to, ‘…use your existing authority to transfer Read more >> |
