Recently I had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable to discuss opportunities and challenges relating to the export of Health Information Technology (Health IT) products and services.
The Food and Drug Administration unveils new warning labels that will appear on every pack of cigarettes and every advertisement, sending a strong message about the dangers of smoking.
Ron Simmons, Ph.D., who served as Executive Director of Us Helping Us, looks at how far we've come since the early days of HIV/AIDS and analyzes the implications of new infection statistics on prevention efforts.
June 10, 2011 at 11:21 AM ET by Ron Simmons, Ph.D.
Cleve Jones, founder of The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, reflects on lessons from the darkest days of HIV/AIDS as we enter the fourth decade of the pandemic.
Hadiyah Charles, advisory board member of The Center of HIV Law and Policy, presents the facts and statistics about HIV/AIDS, and the impact those numbers have on communities.
The Affordable Care Act will strengthen the health care system and make it easier for employers to offer high quality coverage to their employees. Here's what contrary reports have missed.
Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is designed to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Caribbean communities in the United States and its territories. Raising awareness is a necessity because Caribbean communities are at elevated risk for HIV infection.
As we reflect on the thirtieth year of the HIV pandemic, Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, shares two developments at the White House as we mark this somber, but important milestone.
Christian Castro, a Program Director in the Latino Commission on AIDS, describes the importance of mobilizing communities and sharing stories to better address HIV/AIDS.
Brian Bond, Deputy Director of the Office of Public Engagement, commemorates thirty years of the fight against HIV/AIDS. The anniversary marks an opportunity to raise awareness and improve research on this pandemic.
U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin will join the Obama Administration’s interactive “Connecting Communities for the Common Good” conference series as it makes its way around the country.
This year's Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees reports show that Medicare and Social Security are strong, but there is far more work to be done.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new report outlining some of the steps our Administration has taken to strengthen the Medicare program, save money and improve the quality of care for our seniors.
Today, judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Virginia will hear arguments in two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Jeffrey S. Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, discusses his trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, to attend the annual meeting of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief PEPFAR.
This Mother’s Day, new mothers and mothers-to-be can text “BABY” to 511411 to sign up for text4baby, a free, mobile health information service that offers useful tips timed to a woman’s due date or baby’s date of birth.
The Affordable Care Act has provided enormous benefits to Medicare recipients. See state-by-state breakdowns of how healthcare reform has strengthened Medicare.
Vote on submissions for the Healthy Living Innovation Awards, a program designed to foster the spread of effective, community-based efforts that employ innovative approaches to promote healthy weight, physical activity, and nutrition.
Champions of Change is a weekly initiative to highlight Americans who are helping our country rise to the many challenges of the 21st century. Garrett Berdan, a chef volunteering in schools to encourage healthy eating and combat childhood obesity, shares his experience.
April 27, 2011 at 2:57 PM ET by Garrett Berdan, RD
