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Lawmakers push for DOD to allow recruits with HIV to join the military

The group argues that modern medicine allows would-be recruits to monitor and control the virus.

By Leo Shane III

20 months ago

A phlebotomist performs a venipuncture procedure on a patient at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., March 18, 2015.

Court argument seeks reversal of military HIV policies

Lawyers for military service members whose careers were halted after testing positive for the AIDS virus asked a federal judge Monday to overturn policies restricting their service as irrational and discriminatory.

4 years ago

Navy veteran: For 2 decades, VA never told him he had HIV

In a federal lawsuit filed this week, the South Carolina man says he ended up with “full-blown AIDS” because he never received treatment after being kept in the dark.

By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press

4 years ago

VA looks to improve care planning for HIV patients

The Veterans Health Administration is the largest single provider of medical care to HIV-infected patients in the nation.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Ruling barring discharge of HIV-positive airmen upheld for now

A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction barring the Trump administration from discharging two Air Force members who are HIV-positive.

4 years ago

HIV-positive airmen sue Pentagon, Air Force to stop their discharges

Two HIV-positive airmen who are being kicked out of the Air Force under the Pentagon’s new “deploy or get out” policy have filed a lawsuit to stop their discharges.

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

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