Full Obama remarks at AIDS bill signing
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT SIGNING OF THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS
TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT OF 2009
Diplomatic Reception Room
11:58 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody.
AUDIENCE: Good morning.
THE PRESIDENT: We often speak about AIDS as if it’s going on somewhere else. And for good reason — this is a virus that has touched lives …
Tags: aids, Aids Treatment, Audience, Diplomatic Reception, Extension Act, Good Reason, hiv, Hiv Aids, Hiv Treatment, Reception Room, Room 11, Ryan White, VirusDr. Joel D. Weisman dies at 66; among the first doctors to detect AIDS
Dr. Joel D. Weisman, who was one of the first physicians to detect the AIDS epidemic and who became a national advocate for AIDS research, treatment and prevention, died Saturday at his Westwood home. He was 66.
He had heart disease and had been ill for several months, said Bill Hutton, his domestic partner of 17 years. See Dr. Joel D. Weisman dies at 66; among the first doctors to detect AIDS
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Gay rights advocate, AIDS activist McFarlane dies
(Denver, Colorado) Rodger McFarlane, a Denver-based advocate for gay rights and HIV-AIDS treatment and education, has died while traveling in New Mexico. He was 54.
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed Monday that McFarlane died Friday in Truth or Consequences but didn’t immediately release the cause.
A statement released …
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