Put to the test: A young woman talks life with HIV
Naomi Pfefferman
May 25, 2016
While growing up in a suburban Jewish home in Granada Hills, Kelly Gluckman never thought she could become HIV positive.
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Shkreli insults Congress on Twitter after refusing to testify
Jewish Journal
February 4, 2016
Former Turing Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Martin Shkreli on Thursday called members of Congress \”imbeciles\” on Twitter, moments after he refused to testify before a House of Representatives committee on why his company raised the price of a lifesaving medicine by 5,000 percent.
Gay-rights pioneer, playwright Kramer subject of new HBO doc
Avishay Artsy
June 24, 2015
When young gay men began dying in 1981 of a rare form of cancer called Kaposi’s sarcoma, waves of shock and fear spread throughout the gay community.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to donate $25 million to tackle Ebola
Jewish Journal
October 14, 2014
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, would donate $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to fight Ebola.
Donald Sterling TV tirade puts surprise spotlight on Jewish free loan groups
Jewish Journal
May 15, 2014
Not every celebrity endorsement is a welcome one.
Ron Diskin: Mapping defenses against HIV
Simone Wilson
October 9, 2013
The race to find a cure for AIDS, one of Earth’s most pressing epidemics for more than three decades now, is often more of a chaotic relay. Thousands of international scientists must constantly revise their own projects to keep up with findings from across all scientific disciplines — always collaborating toward a common good, yet also trying to stay one step ahead of the competition.
A feast for Mollie Pier
Jewish Journal
November 29, 2012
In 1989, Mollie Pier co-founded Project Chicken Soup (PCS), a nonprofit organization that makes and delivers free kosher food to Angelenos living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses. Today, at 92, she still volunteers, spending eight hours a month in the kitchen and calling recipients when their meals are ready.
Israel for a Cure participates in AIDS Walk
Ryan Torok
October 17, 2012
Israel and American men and women of all ages, representatives of Israeli and Jewish community organizations and others turned out to walk with Israel for a Cure, one of approximately 1,700 teams that participated in the AIDS Walk Los Angeles on Oct. 14.
African AIDS experts visit, learn from Israel
Jewish Journal
October 11, 2010
A delegation of prominent HIV/AIDS doctors from across East Africa is visiting Israel to expand medical partnerships and benefit from Israel\’s expertise.
Cedars-Sinai studies liver transplants for HIV patients
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
December 18, 2008
Cedars-Sinai is one of only 11 hospitals in the country and two in the state participating in the study
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