July 29 2008 12:00 AM ET
Blue Cross and Blue Shield to Cover Same-Sex Couples
Less than three weeks after a legally married New York lesbian couple filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York for denying them spousal health care benefits, the health insurance company has announced it will begin covering married same-sex couples, according to OutcomeBuffalo.com.
July 25 2008 12:00 AM ET
Officials: Search for HIV Vaccine Needs Overhaul
Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot.
July 24 2008 12:00 AM ET
Mass. Legislature Wants Medicaid for Gay Couples
The Massachusetts state senate passed a bill that would grant married same-sex couples the same access to Medicaid benefits as heterosexual couples, according to gay rights group MassEquality. It is expected to then be signed into law.
July 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
Texas County Debates Use of Needle Exchanges
Bill Day is a familiar face out under the San Antonio viaducts, where skinny addicts shoot drugs into their bruised arms. Day, 73, is the source of something many of them desperately need: clean syringes, the distribution of which Day sees as his calling from God to prevent the spread of disease.
July 19 2008 12:00 AM ET
Plans for Large-Scale AIDS Vaccine Trial Dropped
Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.
July 17 2008 12:00 AM ET
Senate Nears Vote to Triple Anti-AIDS Funding
The Senate on Wednesday diverted $2 billion from a $50 billion global AIDS bill to improve the lives of American Indians. The agreement set the stage for passage of the AIDS bill as early as Wednesday evening. With that, the House and Senate would work out a final version to send to President Bush.
July 17 2008 12:00 AM ET
U.S. Ban on Visitors With HIV Could End Soon
A two-decade ban on people with HIV visiting or immigrating to the United States may end soon through a Senate bill aimed at fighting AIDS and other diseases in Africa and other poor areas of the world.
July 16 2008 12:00 AM ET
Coalition Asks Governments to Readdress HIV Prevention
A coalition of HIV/AIDS and human rights organizations released a statement encouraging national governments to make human rights a central theme of the biannual International AIDS Conference.
July 15 2008 12:00 AM ET
Senate Moves on $50 Billion AIDS Bill
The Senate this week will move ahead with a $50 billion AIDS initiative that has the support of Democrats, Republicans, and the White House, reports The New York Times.
July 15 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: Internet Fueling Rise of Syphilis Cases Among Gays
Experts believe Internet hookups are helping to fuel a syphilis epidemic among men who have sex with men.
