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Complaint accuses Fla. insurers of discrimination against HIV patients
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two health organizations filed a complaint with federal officials Thursday, alleging that some Florida insurance companies are violating the Affordable Care Act by structuring their drug policies in a way that discourages consumers with HIV and AIDS from choosing their plans.
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South Africa ends blood donor ban on gay men
PRETORIA, South Africa – South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has dropped a ban that prohibited gay men from donating blood.
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New Zealand to shorten ban on gay and bisexual blood donors
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) is set to reduce the waiting period for HIV negative gay and bisexual men to donate blood.
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Uganda’s president urged to veto ‘flawed’ HIV transmission law
KAMPALA, Uganda — Human rights groups are urging Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni to veto a new measure that they say hurts the fight against HIV and AIDS in the country.
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Clippers’ Donald Sterling slams Magic Johnson: ‘He’s got AIDS!’
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling repeatedly disparaged Magic Johnson’s HIV-positive status in an interview that aired Monday, saying he was not a fit role model for children and dismissing his work in business and charity.
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Rower halfway through trans-Atlantic row bid in honor of brother who died of AIDS
NEW YORK — An American rower hoping to cross the Atlantic Ocean in honor of his brother who died of AIDS has passed the halfway mark.
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Gay Men’s Health Crisis names new CEO
NEW YORK — Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), the long-running HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy group, has hired Kelsey Louie as its new chief executive officer.
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Uganda to criminalize intentional HIV transmission
KAMPALA, Uganda — Lawmakers in Uganda are set to pass a bill criminalizing the intentional transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the latest measure by a government trying to stem the growing number of new infections in this East African country but one which activists fear will be used to further stigmatize people with HIV.
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Iowa Legislature updates HIV transmission law with ‘lesser penalties’
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Legislature has sent to the governor a measure lessening the penalties for people who unknowingly expose someone to HIV with no intention of infecting them.
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Leto speaks of AIDS epidemic and hope the disease would soon be eradicated
Jared Leto took home the MTV Movie Award on Sunday for best on-screen transformation for his role as a transgender woman in “Dallas Buyers Club.”