Youth activists to shine light on impact of HIV and AIDS on young people during National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

WASHINGTON – In honor of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) April 10, Advocates for Youth, an organization that champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health, will partner with youth activists to raise awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS on young…

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Two hepatitis A deaths reported; Virus on the rise in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Forty-two hepatitis A cases have been reported in the region since November 2016, more than four times the monthly average typically reported, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced Friday. Thirty-six people were hospitalized and two died from the disease.  Twenty-three cases are men, and the cases range in age…

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Nebraska Supreme Court strikes down ban on gay and lesbian foster parents

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court Friday upheld a lower court decision which strikes down a decades old ban on gay and lesbian foster parents. Nebraska was the only state in the country with such a ban still in place. ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad had the following statement in response to…

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