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April 29, 2017
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PrEP is a once-daily pill for people who do not have HIV to help them stay negative. Studies show when taken as prescribed it reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by 90%…

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April 14, 2017
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MASS will be in the community in full force in the upcoming weeks, offering FREE HIV testing as well as PrEP info classes and condom and literature distribution.  Please see…

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April 14, 2017
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MASS will be offering free HIV testing, as well as, condom and literature distribution at the Newport News Police Department Health & Safety Fair on Saturday, April 15th. This free event…

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March 21, 2017
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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD). According to its leaders, NNHAAD aims to: Encourage Native people to get educated and learn more about HIV/AIDS and its impact in their communities…

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March 8, 2017
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In support of International Women’s Day on March 8th, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and UNAIDS has called for support for women living with and affected…

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February 24, 2017
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The number of annual new HIV infections in the US fell by 18% since 2008, offering evidence that prevention and treatment efforts are having an impact, according to data from…

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February 13, 2017
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February 7th  marks National Black HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, an opportunity to focus the nation’s attention on the impact of HIV and AIDS on Black Americans. The theme for…

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January 25, 2017
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According to data from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), people living with HIV who are temporarily or unstably housed have lower rates of retention in care and viral suppression.…

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January 12, 2017
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As the world celebrates a brand new year and a bevy of medical breakthroughs in 2016, the international scientific community could be one step closer toward discovering a cure for…

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December 20, 2016
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At the end of 2015, about 36.7 million people had been living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to UNAIDS.Human trials of a treatment designed to effectively cure those people of HIV started…

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