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Mom with HIV embraces breastfeeding after policy shift

From fear to choice: After facing threats for wanting to breastfeed her first child, Bianca Carolina now nurses her newborn while living with HIV. Guidelines updated: The CDC's 2023 update allows ...

Mom Was Told Not to Breastfeed While Living with HIV. Years Later, She Made a Different Choice (Exclusive)

Bianca tells PEOPLE how fear, stigma and evolving guidance shaped her decision to breastfeed her newborn ...
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CDC updates HIV testing guidance to expand opt-out screening

The CDC has updated its HIV testing guidance, emphasizing routine, opt-out screening for patients aged 13–64 and more frequent testing for those at higher risk. The approach aims to reduce stigma, ...
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CDC 'strongly' backs Gilead's HIV PrEP Yeztugo, but advocacy groups say access barriers remain

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with a strong recommendation for the use of Gilead Sciences’ twice-yearly HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) med Yeztugo, ...
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HHS may cut HIV prevention efforts at the CDC. Advocates fear changes will spike infections

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reportedly poised to slash funding for domestic HIV prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Wall Street Journal ...