Funding for AIDS program will continue
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
After Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and others spoke out, federal officials said Monday they would continue to fund an AIDS research program that offers advanced treatment to mostly low-income, minority patients on L.A.’s Eastside.
Officials with the National Institutes of Health pledged continued backing of the clinical trial program at County-USC Medical Center through 2008.
“It’s very good news,” said Rene Seidel, an official with the county health department. The clinic treats about 3,000 patients a year.
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