Yesterday morning, I was seeing patients with a colleague of mine, a physician and medical director of a large clinic providing medical care ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
On World AIDS Day 2018, Is there a cure for HIV in sight?
On December 1, 2018, we celebrate the 30th World AIDS Day. For the last 3 decades, this day has been one of reflection and celebration. We ... Read More
Intravenous Drug Use of Opioids and HIV transmission: Opioids 101
Opioids are natural and synthetic derivatives of opium, a compound produced by the poppy plant. Opium and its derivatives have been used for ... Read More
Could There Be A Real Cure For HIV?
The 27th Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections; The London Patient: a Real HIV Cure? The Conference on Retroviruses ... Read More
A Real HIV Cure? Here’s What We Know…
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is widely recognized as the leading research conference for HIV Disease. ... Read More
Importance of the Microbiome in HIV Prevention and HIV Disease (Pt 1)
So you’ve just finished a hot, relaxing shower with your favorite shower gel and then you brush your teeth with your brand new electric ... Read More
We Asked 10 College Women About Their HIV status…
Women and girls deserve the knowledge and power they need to live their best lives—and we’re not going back and forth with you on this one. ... Read More
What EVERY Person Should Know About HIV
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is one of the most talked about and researched STIs around the world because of its baffling nature and ... Read More
HIV: Here’s How Your Words Can Help Stop Stigma
A national epidemic like HIV should make you look up and pay attention. Unfortunately, many people are looking everywhere except where they ... Read More
New treatment options for HIV patients new and old
Genes (made of DNA) are like instruction manuals for how to make the proteins that build our bodies and carry out our body functions. We ... Read More
Closing Out 2018 With A Review Of Some Of Our Successes In HIV Medicine
As we end 2018, I like to take a look back and review some of the good things that have happened this year. I will primarily focus on new ... Read More
HIV and HPV: What Happens When 2 Bad Guys Crash The Party
We started out a couple of articles ago with the theme of HIV as a party virus. By this, we mean that HIV likes to hang out ... Read More