HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents Welcomes New Panel Members

HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents Welcomes New Panel Members

The HHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Council) is pleased to welcome the following new scientific members to the Panel who will begin a 4-year term starting in April 2019.

• Jason Baker, MD, MS (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN)
• Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS (University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA)
• Linda Gorgos, MD, MSc (Southwest Care, Santa Fe, NM)
• Birgit Grund, PhD (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN)
• Emily Hyle, MD, MSc (Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)
• Arthur Kim, MD (Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)
• Susan Little, MD (University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA)

The Panel would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the following outgoing members for the many years of dedication and contributions in the development of these guidelines:

• J. Carmichael, MD (formerly El Rio Community Health Center, Tucson, AZ)
• Stephen Gange, PhD (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)

AIDSinfo Updates Consumer Fact Sheets on Living with HIV

The updated AIDSinfo consumer fact sheets provide important information for people living with HIV. Each fact sheet includes a summary of key points and links to additional information and resources.

View the updated fact sheets:

• How to Find HIV Treatment Services
• HIV and Mental Health
• HIV and Nutrition and Food Safety

Visit infoSIDA to view the fact sheets in Spanish.

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at the end of 2014, 23% of all people living with HIV in the United States were women. According to CDC, around 12% of women living with HIV do not know that they are infected.

March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—a nationwide event to emphasize the need for HIV testing and treatment for women. To learn more, visit the AIDSinfo National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day webpage [en español].