Gay Blood Ban Faces Review, Possible Changes

Jul 27th, 2011 @ 10:33 am | Comments Off -
The long-time outright ban on gays donating blood may soon come to an end, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) narrowing down the areas they must study to...

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CDC Study Finds One In Five Gay Men In Large Cities Have HIV And Nearly Half Do Not Know It

Sep 27th, 2010 @ 9:43 am | Comments Off -
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention released data from a study that found almost one in five gay men (19 percent) in 21 major cities are infected with HIV and...

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Indiana man wins $1.25M after doc discloses he’s HIV+

Jul 7th, 2010 @ 11:17 am | 1 Comment -
Bloomington, Indiana man won $1.25 million judgment against Internal Medicine Associates after they disclosed his HIV status when they sued him for a $326 past due bill. The doctor’s...

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HPV and men.

May 6th, 2010 @ 10:53 am | 1 Comment -
It’s possible that you may have been seeing more news items about HPV recently. That’s because doctors and scientists are learning more about how HPV affects men. It’s also...

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Insurance Company Intentionally Targeted, Dropped HIV Patients

Mar 18th, 2010 @ 11:30 am | Comments Off -
If you’re not familiar with the concept of rescission, it’s a lovely business practice of health insurance companies in which they examine patients records to find...

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