“To sheath, or not to sheath, that is the question: whether it’s better to unfurl a condom or to risk suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous medical misfortune …” The warm sun streamed through the plate-glass windows along Adams Avenue. I was stalking through antique shops on the hunt for two small spindle-legged consoles,…
Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop has died, Dartmouth College said Monday. He was 96. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement: I am deeply saddened by the passing of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Dr. Koop was a fearless public servant and a pioneering pediatric surgeon. I was honored to have…
(CNN) — Masonia Traylor doesn’t look sick. The 25-year-old mother of two is poised. Sitting in a boardroom at AID Atlanta, an HIV outreach facility in Atlanta where she volunteers, she exudes confidence. But Traylor is HIV positive. According to the CDC, 50,000 Americans are infected with HIV each year, and 25% of those are…
SACRAMENTO – Sen. Mark Leno announced today the introduction of legislation modernizing California’s HIV confidentiality and data sharing laws. Co-sponsored by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, AIDS Legal Referral Panel and Conference of California Bar Associations, SB 249 protects the privacy of HIV and AIDS patients while allowing the…
As part of their Professional Luncheon Series the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) welcomed San Diego’s first lady, Bronwyn Ingram, fiancée of Mayor Bob Filner Feb. 12, at Wang’s North Park. GSDBA members and guests attended this special lunch event to hear Ingram speak about her current endeavors with local organizations and Team First…
Letters Should Auntie Helen’s and Being Alive be taken over by The Center? Dear Editor, I have been reading about the financial woes of Auntie Helen’s and Bring Alive. It may be a good idea for both agencies to be taken over by The Center. Being Alive does case management. Why couldn’t this be done…
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch just passed away and the LGBT media jumped at the chance to vilify him before he was even memorialized by his family. The LGBT community needs to take a look at how it treats those that they dislike and what effect that has on the progress of the movement….
(CNN) — There are about 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) each year in the United States, costing some $16 billion in direct medical costs, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Young people are disproportionately affected, the agency said, with half of all new infections occurring in…
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch just passed away and the LGBT media jumped at the chance to vilify him before he was even memorialized by his family. The LGBT community needs to take a look at how it treats those that they dislike and what effect that has on the progress of the movement….
SAN DIEGO – Special Delivery, a free nutrition services nonprofit organization serving people with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and kidney disease in San Diego, has received a grant in the amount of $20,000 from Weingart Foundation, announced Ruth Henricks, executive director. “We are thrilled to receive this very generous…
