Within a month or two of HIV entering the body, 40% to 90% of people experience flu-like symptoms known as an acute retroviral syndrome ... Read More
HIV/AIDS
Remove the Stigma! Trans Advocate Speaks About the Need to Support Black Women Living With HIV
When it comes to HIV, “Prevention and care go hand and hand”, says Tori, as she speaks about the importance of supporting Black Women living ... Read More
5 HIV Symptoms Women Should Know
In the early weeks after becoming infected with HIV, it is not uncommon for women to be asymptomatic. Some may have mild flu-like symptoms, ... Read More
Is Oral Sex Safer Than Vaginal Sex?
When it comes to the act of sex, many people classify oral sex as a performance in a category all its own that seems to float above the ... Read More
13 HIV Symptoms that Look Like Something Else
Within a month or two of HIV entering the body, 40% to 90% of people experience flulike symptoms known as acute retroviral syndrome ... Read More
Day 1: Just Diagnosed with HIV
Being diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be devastating. Fortunately, doctors have good news for the thousands of African ... Read More
10 Lessons About AIDS ‘A Different World’ Taught Us That Are Still True Today
In the '80s and '90s, Thursday night "must-see TV!" was entertaining and educational, especially A Different World. For a generation growing ... Read More
Nutrition Tips For Persons Living With HIV
For persons who are living with HIV, maintaining good health is paramount. Apart from sticking to their prescribed medical regimen, eating ... Read More
Will Black people ever move past HIV/AIDS stigma?
Johneri’O Scott was 24-years-old when he found out he was HIV positive. He thought it was a death sentence. “I knew nothing about it ... Read More
Improving The Lives Of HIV Patients
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections held in early March in Seattle, Washington, featured over a thousand scientific ... Read More
A Somber Anniversary or Cause for Celebration? Forty Years Since The First Reports of AIDS in the US.
On June 5, 1981, the issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report (MMWR) had a peculiar article. But before we get to that, I should ... Read More
Lenacapravir for treating HIV Infection; Is this as good as it gets?
In March 2020, the 28th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Oportunistic Infections (CROI) was held virtually. HIV is in the family of ... Read More