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Shots - Health News
Cost Of Treatment Still A Challenge For HIV Patients In U.S.
July 27, 2012 Many people living with HIV in the U.S. struggle to remain eligible for public assistance programs that pay for medication. For some that means avoiding full-time jobs or refusing pay raises so they can get coverage for the expensive drugs.
Shots - Health News
Prevention Programs Curb New HIV Infections In South Africa
July 25, 2012 More than half a million South Africans were infected with HIV in 2000. Efforts to stem the virus since then have produced marked results in the number of new infections. But the total number of people with HIV in South Africa still isn't going down.
Shots - Health News
San Francisco Thwarts HIV With Wide Testing, Universal Treatment
July 23, 2012 A new approach in San Francisco provides HIV testing and treatment for patients with the virus who didn't know they were at risk. "Test and treat" requires long-term vigilance by doctors and patients, but early evidence suggests that it is reducing HIV in the city.
Blog Of The Nation
July 14: What's On Today's Show
July 14, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the digital world in universities, and women's World Cup soccer. In the second hour, teen dating violence, and the latest in HIV prevention.
