Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program anniversary

On August 18, 1990, the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act was signed into law, creating what is now the largest F...

National HIV Testing Day

National HIV Testing Day is observed annually on June 27 to encourage everyone to Take the Test, Take Control , and know their HIV status. ...

Maine CDC Public Health Update 12/13/12

Pertussis (whooping cough) Thirty cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been reported in children younger than 1 year old in Maine so far...

HIV updates

The XIX Annual International AIDS Conference is currently underway in Washington, D.C., and several recent developments have occurred in th...

HIV/STD Updates

  The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released updated HIV treatment recommendations: http://go.usa.gov/yTI The update...

Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the U.S. Women make up a quarter of all new HIV infections in Maine and account for abo...

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day will be recognized on Thursday, December 1. This observance marks the day when people from different countries, cities, and t...

Public Health Update 10/13/11

Breast Cancer Awareness Month US CDC has a special Q&A feature about breast cancer and mammograms available at http://www.cdc.gov/Featur...