The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved Cabenuva, the first complete long-acting injectable HIV regimen that does not require daily pills. It is approved for people with an undetectable viral load who wish to switch to a long-acting regimen.
Cabenuva consists of extended-release versions of the new integrase inhibitor cabotegravir and rilpivirine (sold in pill form as Edurant). The two injections are administered in the buttocks once monthly by a health care provider. ViiV Healthcare expects to start shipping Cabenuva in February. The combination regimen will cost about $4,000 a month.
The FDA action took place January 21. Many of our clients, some of whom have been taking antiretrovirals daily for decades, have expressed interest in long-acting injectables, Janessa Broussard, R.N., vice president of medical affairs at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, told the Bay Area Reporter. Adherence to a daily medication regimen can be difficult to maintain for a variety o
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Art House Productions Releases BLACK TOM ISLAND Radio Play
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Art House Productions (Meredith Burns, Executive Director) is proud to announce their first audio play, Black Tom Island by Martin Casella. This free audio play is available for download on www.arthouseproductions.org and www.youtube.com/arthouseproductions. A free virtual panel discussion about the actual event featuring historians and the play’s creative team will take place on Sunday, February 7 at 3:00pm EST on Zoom.
Based on an actual incident that took place in Jersey City in 1916, Black Tom Island explores the first documented terrorist attack on American soil through the lens of a fictionalized Slovak immigrant and his wife who may or may not be involved in the attack. Funded in part through the Hudson County Historical Partnership Grant, the original project was imagined to include in-person readings on location in Jersey City, however, to adapt the project to the current safe
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TAGGED FOR EPA: Michael Regan has been named by the Biden Administration to head EPA. His confirmation hearings are to begin soon. A large group of ag organizations are supporting his nomination. Incoming EPA staff not requiring Senate confirmation loaded with litigation experience in advancing environmental justice agenda.
A diverse group of 23 agricultural groups wrote Senate Environment and Public Works leaders in support of Michael Regan who’s been nominated to serve as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Currently, a nomination hearing date has not been set for Regan.
“As Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Michael Regan has an established record of listening to all stakeholders, including farmers and ranchers,” states the letter to incoming EPW Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Ranking Member Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. “During his tenure, he has worke
January 25, 2021
RALEIGH Rashad Hauter ’11 has made history by being appointed district court judge in the Wake County Judicial District Court.
The online publication Yemenis of America has announced that Hauter is the first Yemeni American to become a judge in the United States. Hauter was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) to fill the vacant seat of former Judge Michael Denning, who resigned from his post.
“I want to thank Governor Cooper for entrusting me with this sacred opportunity to serve the people of Wake County,” Hauter wrote in a Facebook post.
Hauter previously worked as a criminal defense and immigration attorney in private practice. He began his legal career serving in the Wake County District Attorney’s office as an assistant D.A. According to his CV, Hauter has tried more than 1,500 bench trials and more than 50 jury trials, and prosecuted cases in 17 counties.