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 celebrate the achievements in the medical ... Read More
Living with HIV
ALERT: New Drug-Resistant Superbug Spreading Around The World
Public health officials are closely tracking a new superbug. It’s a surprisingly new strain of fungus called Candida auris, and it’s resistant to most of the drugs that are ... 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 and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) is ... Read More
HIV and The Gut Microbiome: Prebiotics and Probiotics
In the previous article, I introduced the microbiome. To review, recall that our bodies are essentially a reservoir of billions, even trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms ... 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 toothbrush. You feel sparkling clean as you ... 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. But when it comes to HIV, it turns out ... 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 should. They are looking with judgment ... Read More
9 HIV Myths That Need To Be Stopped
What you don't know won't kill you, right? Wrong. There are a bunch of HIV myths that people continue to believe just because it's easier than accepting the truth. So right here, ... 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 have thousands of different types of ... Read More
Top 5 Sex Mistakes Not To Make In The New Year
The new year brings with it numerous resolutions to improve one’s life in many areas, including romance, finances and even sex. More often than not, some of these desired ... Read More
Living Healthy With HIV
More and more individuals stricken with HIV – the human immunodeficiency virus – are living longer and stronger than ever before. With PreP and TasP preventive treatments and ... Read More
I want the protection from PrEP but I hate taking pills!! (part 3 of 3)
In the two previous articles, we introduced PrEP as a strategy to protect individuals from getting infected with HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis refers to taking a combination of HIV ... Read More
The Current State of HIV Amongst African Americans
We sat down with Dr. Patrice Marshall and Dr. Eugene Paul Sr. to talk about HIV and it's current state. While finding the epidemic is continuing to grow within the African American ... Read More
Loving With HIV: He Didn’t Know His Partner Was HIV Positive
Timothy Webb was eight years into his relationship before he learned his partner's HIV positive status...and then his own. "I don't necessarily blame him for it. I blame myself for ... Read More