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    The CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of their routine health care. In 2014, NYS detailed a plan to end the AIDS epidemic in NYS in part by facilitating “access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for high-risk persons to keep them HIV negative.” Our aim was to increase HIV screening in sexually active adolescents who were ≥13 years…

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    As a mom now raising an African American preteen boy and a teenaged daughter, these recent cases in the media terrify me. However, I guess that is the ultimate intention of lynching and other threats of harm to control used for generations in the U.S. [1]. The Floyd case is awful because it was completely preventable, and the 9-year-old child who witnessed this now has an adverse childhood…

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    On September 22, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s national ban on flavored cigarette products went into effect, barring the sale of flavored cigarettes with the exception of menthol. Flavored cigarettes largely appeal to and were disproportionately used by youth (under age 18 years). However, little research has evaluated the effects of the ban. This study examined past 30-day…

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