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A proposed OMB rule would let political appointees veto or cancel federal research grants, dismantling the peer-review system and targeting the disparate-impact analysis that maps where HIV concentrates and why. For people living with HIV, that research is the foundation of Ending the HIV Epidemic. The comment period closes July 13.

On April 24, 2026, a nurse in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) developed a fever. She died three days later. Her samples were tested locally and returned negative, because...

On May 4, 2026, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. closed a daylong Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization by announcing a federal initiative...

The HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch is a project of the Community Access National Network (CANN) designed to research, monitor, and report on HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection in the United States....

For a long time, I thought advocacy meant surviving the next appointment. I thought it meant learning how to explain my pain better, how to prepare for another referral visit, how to justify why I...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on April 10, 2026, by Lupus Colorado and is republished here with permission. The Patient Affordability Roundtable discussed in this piece was...

On April 1, Taylor Swift dropped a surprise music video for her song "Elizabeth Taylor," directing streaming royalties to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF). Two weeks earlier, on March 18,...

States are rationing HIV medications through prior auth and formulary cuts to solve ADAP budget crises — a strategy that costs more, drives resistance, and concentrates harm on the most vulnerable.

340B program drifted from patient benefit; federal reform needed for transparency and accountability.

CANN marks 30th anniversary with expanded partnerships and cross-condition advocacy evolution.

Lupus Colorado partnership with CANN demonstrates how disease-specific and multi-condition advocates amplify healthcare policy impact.

World AIDS Day honors resilience of HIV advocates and communities resisting policy failures and system barriers to care.

Personal narrative on becoming an HIV advocate and the gratitude found in fighting for healthcare access from lived experience.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy's legacy demonstrates solidarity's power in building healthcare justice and community leadership.

Pharmaceutical industry engagement of patient advocates requires transparency about funding, conflicts of interest, and advocacy independence.

Pragmatic approach to healthcare policy reform requires accepting incremental progress while maintaining advocacy commitment.

Reflection on advocacy values and health equity commitment during political transitions.

World AIDS Day reflection on ending the HIV epidemic: challenges and opportunities.

Pugh reflects on 340B policy and patient advocacy in ensuring equitable medication access.

Call to action for community input on federal health policy initiatives.