HIV and Disability Law

Nearly 30 years after the discovery of HIV and AIDS, the
epidemic is still ravaging black neighborhoods in Baltimore and
across the nation,” Kevin Fenton — director of CDC’s National
Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention –
writes in a Baltimore Sun opinion piece. Fenton writes that
“complacency about HIV and the continued stigma associated with
the disease [...]

From Published in AIDS Clinical Care:
Retrospective analysis of New York City registry data did not show a significant overall increase in newly identified HIV cases during a period of increased testing.
One goal of increased HIV testing is to identify more HIV-positive patients who are unaware of their status. To assess whether that goal is achieved, [...]

Singer Elton John on Tuesday at the 2009 Bio International Convention in Atlanta called for renewed efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. John, founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, addressed an audience that included CEOs of organizations working to develop HIV/AIDS therapies and vaccines. He called on governments and institutions to increase [...]

Bloomberg Reports today: There has been anecdotal and clincal evidence that early prescriptions of powerful antiviral drugs to patients with HIV cuts their death rate, and this has now been documented by a new study.
In the past, doctors focused first on controlling the AIDS- related illness and delayed prescribing antiviral drugs lest the combination [...]

The New York TImes reports a story of a San Francisco man who went to a neighborhood clinic for testing… “Staff members tested him for H.I.V. twice: first with a standard rapid test, which detects H.I.V. antibodies in saliva or a drop of blood, then with a blood test for genetic traces of the virus [...]

Returning to Work: Legal Issues Overview
David W. Webber’s fine book AIDS and the Law maintains a wonderful web site www.aidsandthelaw.com. This essay appeared there several years ago, and I post it now because the information is always timely.
Recent advances in HIV treatment have made it possible for many people who have been [...]