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Saturday, November 22, 2025
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Philadelphia FIGHT’s 2025 HIV Summit Was One for the Books!
Thank you to everyone who attended FIGHT’s HIV Education Summit on June 12 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. We would like to express our gratitude to our staff members and community partners who helped to plan and organize this event. Special thanks to our Opening Plenary emcee Jeffery Haskins, and our Keynote Speaker, legendary Philadelphia…
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FIGHT Celebrates Philly Pride 2025!
Philadelphia FIGHT joined the festivities at this year’s Pride Festival on June 1st, connecting with communitymembers and celebrating LGBTQ+ pride and visibility. Our team was on-site sharing information about FIGHT’s programs and services, as well as handing out promotional materials for upcoming events. One of the highlights of our table was the interactive game wheel,…
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Philadelphia FIGHT Receives $250,000 Grant to Support FIGHT Pediatrics and to Expand Capacity at FIGHT’s Broad Street Love Clinic
Thanks to a grant from the Jerome B. Miller Family Foundation, Philadelphia FIGHT will be doubling the capacity of its clinic at Broad Street Love (formerly Broad Street Ministry), a social services organization serving people experiencing deep poverty, hunger, and housing insecurity. Kevin Lagor, CRNP, the clinic’s Associate Medical Director, explains, “With our open access…
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Philadelphia FIGHT’s Dr. Jay Kostman Announces his retirement
Jay Kostman, MD has announced he will be hanging up his stethoscope for the last time at Philadelphia FIGHT at the end of August. Dr. Kostman will no longer be seeing patients at the John Bell Health Center, but he isn’t retiring from FIGHT altogether. He will continue to serve in his administrative role as…
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The Lax Center Welcomes Dr. Sam Albanesi
Dr. Sam Albanesi joined Philadelphia FIGHT in August 2024. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Allegheny College, he earned a Master of Arts in Urban Bioethics from Temple University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple. Dr. Albanesi completed his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Temple University Hospital.