logo
Questions? +1 (202) 335-3939 Login
Set Up FREE Account Submit Release
Trusted News Since 1995
A service for healthcare industry professionals · Saturday, August 17, 2019 · 493,829,461 Articles · 3+ Million Readers
Home  •••  Topics  •  Countries  •  U.S. States  •  World Media Directory  •  Events
Healthcare Industry News  •••  Topics  •  Countries  •  U.S. States  •  Events

AIDS/HIV Tests News Monitoring

  • Published on Aug 16, 2019

    Embargoed AJPH research: SNAP participation, HIV testing, transgender health and more

    Embargoed findings in this issue: SNAP participants lost benefits after expansion of work requirements Medicaid expansion areas saw increase in HIV testing rates Psychological attempts to change a person’s gender identity remain prevalent in US View a full …

    Source: Newswise
  • Published on Aug 15, 2019

    Mnangagwa challenged to do 'public HIV test' - Bulawayo24 News

    News / National by Staff Reporter 13 Aug 2019 at 11:53hrs | Views Former MDC youth leader Fortune Mlalazi has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to go for a public HIV test. In a post on his Facebook account, Mlalazi said the tests would encourage …

    Source: Zimbabwe News
  • Published on Aug 13, 2019

    Victorian Government expands availability of HIV testing

    Minister for Equality Martin Foley. Image by Matto Lucas Photography. The Victorian Government has opened the door for more medical professionals to be able to perform HIV tests, reforming old regulations around the practice. Today, legislation passed the …

    Source: Sydney Star Observer
  • Published on Aug 13, 2019

    Mnangagwa challenged to do 'public HIV test'

    Former MDC youth leader Fortune Mlalazi has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to go for a public HIV test. In a post on his Facebook account, Mlalazi said the tests would encourage Zimbabweans to follow suit. "As a way of encouraging Zimbabweans …

    Source: Bulawayo 24 News
  • Published on 03:57 GMT

    Dormancy of HIV/AIDS anti-discrimination law in Nigeria

    The HIV/AIDS (anti-discrimination) Act was enacted in Nigeria in the year 2014, but has since remained dormant due to non-implementation. Unfortunately, besides the psychological trauma and pains persons living with HIV go through in the country, they …

    Source: Nation
  • Published on Aug 12, 2019

    Autopsies completed on two bodies believed to be the B.C. fugitives; Home HIV tests could be coming to Canada

    Sister of murdered woman in B.C. tells father of accused to stop playing the victim New information is coming as the autopsies of two bodies found in Manitoba are complete. They are believed to belong to the B.C. fugitives wanted in connection to three …

    Source: CKLM
  • Published on Aug 16, 2019

    Zimbabwe: Preparedness, proactiveness and speed are key to tackling humanitarian emergencies

    When Cyclone Idai hit the eastern part of Zimbabwe in mid-March, it couldn’t have come at a worse time. A month earlier, the country had issued an emergency appeal for some 5.3 million people affected by an ongoing economic crisis, and limited rainfall had …

    Source: Relief Web
  • Published on Aug 16, 2019

    Alva's Omega Diagnostics delays results but reveals new contracts

    Omega Diagnostics, the Alva-based life sciences firm, today pushed back its full-year results citing “ongoing commercial discussions” as it also unveiled new orders from China and Nigeria. The company, which specialises in tests for allergies, infectious …

    Source: Scotsman
  • Published on Aug 9, 2019

    1980s homophobia link to why older gay men avoid HIV tests

    Older gay men could be put off getting tested for HIV because they are still haunted by the “mass homophobia of the 1980s”, according to new findings by Scottish sexual health researchers. Scientists from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and the …

    Source: Scotsman
  • Published on Aug 8, 2019

    Be safe, rather than sorry; Galion health department offers HIV testing, more

    GALION — In this country, 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system, leaving the body unable to fight off disease. It is spread through contact with infected bodily fluids. Still …

    Source: Galion Inquirer
  • Published on Aug 16, 2019

    Projects Abroad host a successful 2019 Health Fair

    Projects Abroad, along with other island organizations, held their annual health fair at Central Park in San Pedro Town on Friday, August 9th. Held under the theme: “Not All Wounds are Visible”, the fair was aimed at providing essential health services and …

    Source: San Pedro Sun
  • Published on Aug 15, 2019

    Moving the Needle

    In 2016, people thought Zakia McKensey was crazy to quit her job and start one of Richmond’s first black and trans-led nonprofits. But in the past three years, the founder of Nationz Foundation has seen her mission to educate on HIV prevention and provide …

    Source: Style Weekly
  • Published on Aug 15, 2019

    Meet Mumbai's LGBTQ's heroes without capes - lifestyle

    They have a discrimination-free, open-door policy. Meet the doctors who have become "allies" for Mumbai's queer Dr Dheeraj Kapoor In 2012, when the city got its first Gender Reassignment Clinic at Kolkilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri …

    Source: Bombay News
  • Published on Aug 15, 2019

    Launch of national summer anti-AIDS campaign in Bulgaria

    A national summer anti-AIDS campaign is taking place in Bulgaria as of today until 15 September. 177,560 people have taken HIV tests in Bulgaria in the period from January until the end of June, 2019, 147 are the new HIV diagnoses, the health authorities …

    Source: BNR
  • Published on Aug 15, 2019

    HFFG calls for involvement of youth in HIV interventions

    General News of Thursday, 15 August 2019 Source: Attah -Effah Badu 2019-08-15 Cecilia Senoo, Executive Director, HFFG Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), a Ghanaian not-for-profit non-governmental organization focused on empowering women, children and the …

    Source: Ghana MMA
  • Published on Jul 28, 2019

    Senate body head criticises lack of HIV testing kits in hospitals

    ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, Senator Rehman Malik, has taken notice of the unavailability of HIV/Aids testing kits and vaccines in the hospitals and laboratories of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). According to an …

    Source: The Dawn
  • Published on Jul 28, 2019

    HIV testing fees reviewed

    The Sunday News Robin Muchetu, Senior Reporter NEW Start Centres across the country have reviewed their charges for HIV testing and counselling to $9, a situation that will likely discourage people from testing, at a time when the country is working to …

    Source: Sunday News
  • Published on Aug 15, 2019

    Osun Begins Construction of 120 Bed Ward, 30 Doctors Quarter

    Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo Governor of Osun State, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has said his administration is committed to improving the health sector through the deployment of technology-based approach to ensure quality and affordable delivery. Oyetola said …

    Source: This Day
  • Published on Aug 14, 2019

    Harrison County man admits to performing sexual acts on 6-year-old girl

    Posted: Aug 14, 2019 / 04:10 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 14, 2019 / 04:52 PM EDT CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – A Harrison County man appeared in Harrison County Circuit Court on Wednesday and admitted to performing sexual acts on a 6-year-old girl. Christopher …

    Source: WBOY-TV
Got News to Share? Send 2 FREE Releases ↓
Advertise Here ↓

Featured Releases

Got News to Share? · Submit · See All

Got news to share? Submit it now.
Load more healthcare industry news or search news using your own keywords. There are 493,829,461 articles in our news database.

Online News Monitoring Made Simple

Established in 1995, EIN Newsdesk helps millions of users track breaking news across thousands of trusted websites. Users may set up custom email newsletters and RSS feeds or search among thousands of preset news sections. As a member, you may also submit your own news using the EIN Presswire distribution service. Membership is free and we do not sell or lease any information about you. Press release distribution, dedicated APIs, and custom services generate the revenue that allow us to offer you free basic access.

News by Country & by Industry

Worldwide News Coverage

Track news across more than 5,000 sources by country or industry or search our real-time news index.

Healthcare Industry News by Country >
Healthcare Industry News by U.S. State >
Healthcare Industry News Topics >
Online News Publications >
World News Report >

News Alerts & News Feeds

Custom News Monitoring

News page results can be outputted as RSS or received daily by email. You may also use our NewsPlugin for WordPress.

Create Email Newsletter >
Create RSS Feed >
NewsPlugin for WordPress >

Submit News

PR Distribution Service

Our EIN Presswire's distribution footprint reaches millions. You can upload news which is re-published through EIN Newsdesk, fed into Twitter and Facebook, and onto partner sites, Google News, Bing News, etc.

EIN Presswire >
Events >

World Media Directory

News Media Guide

This is a listing of the world’s TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, and blogs. Last update: 07/19/2019

World Media Directory >

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Industry Press Releases

Got News to Share? · Submit · See All
Got news to share? Submit it now.

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Events

See All

2nd Annual Hemophilia Drug Development Summit

Date: 20-Aug-19 to 22-Aug-19
Location: Boston / United States
Given the excitement and anticipation of increasingly more promising prophylactic treatments and gene therapies, the 2nd Annual Hemophilia Drug Development Summit, once again unites leading pharma, biotech and academic KOLs working to translate and clinically develop longer acting and more efficacious therapies to overcome significant unmet medical need and hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. Fuelled by current investment in the space and novel therapeutic strategies to improve current standard of care, the development of hemophilia therapeutics has been reinvigorated. Touted as an area of large unmet medical need but a well understood and defined disease profile, investment in this space is set to grow. Join speakers from key companies such as Spark Therapeutics, BioMarin, Bayer, ...

The 19th World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP)

Date: 21-Aug-19 to 24-Aug-19
Location: Lisbon / Portugal
Psychiatry and mental health narratives have changed extensively over the last centuries. Today, treatment and recovery of mental disorders go hand-in-hand with promotion and prevention and there is an increased interest in rehabilitation and psycho-social interventions. Yet this has not always been the case – these fields of research and intervention have had intricate connections, running in parallel or in confluence, and also sometimes in conflict. Join us in Lisbon, Portugal 21-24 August 2019 to examine crucial issues in psychiatry and mental health, and to hear from leaders on the current scientific and technological revolution in psychiatry. The congress overall theme is: Psychiatry and Mental Health: Global Inspirations, Locally Relevant Action. See you in Lisbon, 21-24 August, ...

Oncology Update 2019 CME Conference - Orange County

Date: 24-Aug-19 to 24-Aug-19
Scripps MD Anderson’s Cancer Center's 2019 Oncology Update is a one-day conference designed to offer clinicians and advanced practice providers a comprehensive overview of the most recent advances in the treatment of various oncologic malignancies. During this comprehensive educational course, clinical experts in the fields of hematology and oncology will provide an overview of key findings from practice changing studies and the latest clinical data as presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Esteemed faculty will review exciting and important abstracts presented at the ASCO meeting and discuss their relevance to the clinical oncology practice.

Hepatitis B&C CME Training Program and Treatment Update -Newport Beach

Date: 24-Aug-19 to 24-Aug-19
The Scripps National Hepatitis B & C Training Program and Treatment Update will contribute towards increasing the number of health care practitioners educated on the prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis, as well as those properly preventing, diagnosing, treating, and/or referring patients with chronic illness; therefore contributing towards prevention of new cases and improved management of already infected patients.

Hepatitis B&C CME Training Program and Treatment Update -New Orleans

Date: 24-Aug-19 to 24-Aug-19
The Scripps National Hepatitis B & C Training Program and Treatment Update will contribute towards increasing the number of health care practitioners educated on the prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis, as well as those properly preventing, diagnosing, treating, and/or referring patients with chronic illness; therefore contributing towards prevention of new cases and improved management of already infected patients.

3rd Annual IPF Summit

Date: 27-Aug-19 to 29-Aug-19
Location: San Diego / United States
The World’s Largest Gathering of IPF Drug The IPF Summit focuses exclusively on closing the translational gap between preclinical predictability and clinical attrition to accelerate the development of truly curative idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) therapeutics. Download the full event guide - https://ter.li/talfx6 With the 2019 conference expanding upon an even greater breadth and depth of content, you’ll hear three days of unrivalled scientifically driven and case-study based analysis and discussion, as together leading academia and biopharma advance the IPF drug development frontier. Last year, over 90 of IPF’s expert drug developers came together to advance the standardisation of imaging, share clinical insights, and evaluate better recapitulating disease physiology ...

New Data from IAS* 2019 - Free CME/CE/CPE Workshop, August 27

Date: 27-Aug-19 to 27-Aug-19
Location: Chicago / United States
Complimentary CME/CE/CPE-Certified Workshop - Join Roger Bedimo, MD, and Joseph Eron Jr., MD, for a conference review workshop to discuss and debate the implications of new HIV studies presented at IASI 2019 for your patient care strategies, through data presentations and case studies. Capacity is limited for this event—secure your seat by registering now!

New Data from IAS 2019 - Free CME/CE/CPE Workshop, August 27

Date: 27-Aug-19 to 27-Aug-19
Location: New York / United States
Complimentary CME/CE/CPE-Certified Workshop - Join Eric S. Daar, MD, and David Hardy, MD, for a conference review workshop to discuss and debate the implications of new HIV studies presented at IASI 2019 for your patient care strategies, through data presentations and case studies. Capacity is limited for this event—secure your seat by registering now!

New Data from IAS 2019 - Free CME/CE/CPE Workshop, August 28

Date: 28-Aug-19 to 29-Aug-19
Complimentary CME/CE/CPE-Certified Workshop - Join Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, and Daniel Kuritzkes, MD, for a conference review workshop to discuss and debate the implications of new HIV studies presented at IASI 2019 for your patient care strategies, through data presentations and case studies. Capacity is limited for this event—secure your seat by registering now!
Become a Member - Join Today!
Join thousands of professionals. Stay current. Stay competitive.
  • Track news from thousands of sources
  • Submit news sources for inclusion in our news tracking algorithm
  • Build your own customized email newsletters
  • Use of our RSS Feeds
  • Includes a complimentary EIN Presswire account plus 1-free release
  • Uncluttered & advertising free news pages

Healthcare Industry Today by EIN Newsdesk & EIN Presswire (a press release distribution service)

Follow us on Facebook & Twitter and connect with us on LinkedIn

IPD Group, Inc., 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036 · Contact · About

© 1995-2019 IPD Group, Inc., a publisher of EIN News · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy · User Agreement

Welcome to EIN Newsdesk

Millions of professionals find us an indispensable source for
breaking news. Basic accounts are FREE.

Welcome to EIN Newsdesk Welcome to EIN Newsdesk

Sources

We scan thousands of news sites, so you don't have to, saving
you time and money.

Sources Sources

Topics

We are similar to Google News but focus on news tracking by country,
industry and topic, so you don't miss any important news
that affects your company, organization or interest.

Topics Topics

Custom News

Any news page or search results can be turned into an email news alert
or live RSS feed. You can share relevant news on your website,
intranet, workgroup or mobile device.

Custom News Custom News

News Alert Maker

It's a one-stop destination for all your alerts and feeds.
Manage your media monitoring in one secure location.

News Alert Maker News Alert Maker

Relevant. Time-Saving. Free.

And so easy to use. Check out our short video and
check in with us to start right now.

Easy As 1-2-3

Get Started

Join millions of professionals in business, industry, and government who
have relied on EIN News since 1995.