BOSTON, January 9, 2019—One of the country’s largest insurance providers has agreed to stop denying all forms of insurance, including life and long-term care insurance, to Massachusetts residents using the HIV prevention medication Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Following an …
Registration is now open for the 34th Annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston on Sunday, June 2, 2019. We’re offering a special perk for early birds: when you sign up for the Walk between now and March 1, your registration …
An analysis of patient data from Fenway Health in Boston shows that PrEP is an effective form of prevention against HIV infection. The analysis was presented in an abstract at the HIV Research for Prevention meeting in Madrid on Tuesday, …
September 18 marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, a time to examine the challenges faced by older adults around HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care. Seniors may be less aware of prevention best practices and HIV exposure risks, …
Injectable estrogen is a critical health need for transgender women, as shown in the following research by Dr. Sean Cahill and Sophia Geffen of The Fenway Institute,Tim Horn of Treatment Action Group, and Kimberleigh Joy Smith of Callen-Lorde Community Health …
Understanding syndemics. Developing strategies to overcome barriers to care for transgender people. Expanding access to PrEP. Using digital technologies to stop HIV.
These are some of the areas that scientists and researchers at The Fenway Institute are exploring to fight …
The Evidence-Informed Interventions Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance (E2i CCTA), funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA/HAB) and led by The Fenway Institute in partnership with AIDS United, has awarded 26 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) …
Currently, no vaccine exists that can cure HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Today, 36.7 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Despite progress with antiretroviral therapy and other research dedicated to stopping this disease, there still is a dire need …
Registration is now open for the 33rd annual AIDS Walk & Run Boston, which will take place Sunday, June 3, 2018. The event regularly draws thousands of participants, making it the region’s largest HIV/AIDS public awareness event. The Walk is …
The AIDS Action Committee of Fenway Health is now offering free, confidential HIV testing, as well as referrals to HIV treatment and prevention, in Lynn for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. Testing is available on …
