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This week on The Pulse, Legacy Public Affairs Specialist Venita Ray discusses expectations for an upcoming meeting with Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders and other HIV advocates. Venita also provides some insight into a similar meeting recently held with Hillary Clinton. Heather Schiappa of the Galveston Bay Foundation reports on the “State of the Bay.” Is Galveston Bay …
Category Archives: Public Health
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May
May
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) is observed annually on May 18th to recognize and thank all the dedicated individuals working to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. It is also a day to educate about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.
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May
Top Texas doctor specializing in transgender care: ‘I don’t want my patients pushed into even higher-risk categories.’
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Apr
On The Pulse this week, we dig into the the following headlines: – Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas, discusses “religious freedom” legislation – Legacy’s Dr. Ann Barnes, Chief Medical Officer, updates listeners on the pregnant woman in Houston who tested positive for Zika – Kathy Bilnoski of Faithful Paws talks about using mans best …
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Apr
Health center re-issues advisory to its patients. And to Congress. HOUSTON – Legacy Community Health, one of the nation’s largest community health centers, today announced its first patient, a pregnant woman, testing positive for Zika virus.  The woman had lived in El Salvador, where the virus is widespread, prior to coming to the U.S. earlier this year, …
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Apr
April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. This is a day to call attention to how young people are impacted by HIV.
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Mar
In America, new HIV-infection rates continuing to rise in many at-risk communities, prevention is the key in getting to zero new HIV infections. A new option in HIV prevention is pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP. PrEP is a powerful HIV prevention tool that, when combined with other prevention methods, can greatly reduce a person’s …
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