All posts tagged "health care"
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D.C. Council passes health care cultural competency bill
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would require all licenses, certified and registered health care professionals to undergo cultural competency training...
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Reproductive Rights Alliance
The fight for reproductive rights is more intertwined with the LGBT movement than many realize
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Medical provider “cultural competency” bill passes committee
The D.C. Council Committee on Health and Human Services on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill requiring medical professionals to receive ongoing cultural competency training in...
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Cuomo pledges $200 million in New York’s fight against HIV/AIDS
As people around the the globe celebrate World AIDS Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) has pledged an additional $200 million to assist HIV-positive people with...
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HIV Heroes Walk to Better Health
Danny Pintauro to be honored at Whitman-Walker Health's 29th annual Walk to End HIV in DC
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Ban on transition-related care lifted for federal health care plans
Ban on transition-related care lifted for federal health care plans
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Bradley Manning, sentenced to 35 years, faces uncertain future in military prison
Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday by a military judge to 35 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 government files to Wikileaks in one...
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HRC Gives Top Marks to Area Health Care Providers
Washington-area hospitals and medical centers are at the forefront providing LGBT-competent patient service and care, according to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2013 Healthcare...
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Crowd Rallies in D.C. for Transgender Health
A crowd of more than 100 people rallied at the Columbia Heights Plaza Saturday, March 30, to demonstrate support for equal treatment in health care...
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Transgender Challenges and HIV
Speaking at a workshop this morning, five AIDS 2012 panelists examined problems transgender people face in various countries, particularly in the U.S. Focusing on the...
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HHS Commits Funds To End ADAP Waiting Lists
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the Obama administration will invest nearly $80 million in grants to increase access to...
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Whitman-Walker Touts Growth, Fiscal Health
Whitman-Walker Health, the local community health center specializing in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and LGBT health care, announced Monday that it is projecting an operating...
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Family Care
It's unlikely you ever met the late Carl Vogel. If you've seen his playwright sister Paula Vogel's Obie-winning Baltimore Waltz, you may have at least...
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Obama Health Care Proposal Leaves Out the Gay
President Obama released a new health care reform proposal Monday that he says incorporates work done in the House and Senate and adds ideas from...
