Chicagoan and Upworthy writer Robbie Couch got tested for HIV on National HIV Testing Day. He wrote about the five big takeaways of the experience. Along the way, he met Melvin Laureano, manager of HIV services at the Center on …
June 2018
Advocates and Leaders Sought for Illinois HIV/AIDS Policy Initiative: July 15 deadline
The Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS Policy (IL ASAP) is seeking advocates and leaders who reside in Illinois and wish to participate in an education, capacity building, mobilization, and advocacy project. Participants can be HIV positive or negative. Providing more …
June 28 and 29: Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council to Meet in Springfield
Two-day meeting is open to the public, in person and via webinar
The next meeting of the Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council (IHIPC) will be a two-day in-person meeting held on June 28, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 …
FDA Alert & HHS Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel: Regarding the Use of Dolutegravir in Adults and Adolescents With HIV Who Are Pregnant or of Child-Bearing Potential
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Safety Communication and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel issued the attached letter regarding the potential risk of the antiretroviral medication dolutegravir (DTG) associated with neural tube birth …