Biting Commentary: Werewolves and HIV
In the spirit of Halloween, POZ talks with HIV-positive author Joshua Dagon about his latest novel, Into the Mouth of the Wolf.
Walk It Out: AIDS Walk Los Angeles The 24th annual walk-a-thon raised $3.2 million to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles and other local AIDS service organizations.
October 22, 2008
A Harlem Homecoming
Housing Works is opening more doors for HIV-positive New Yorkers in Harlem. On October 22, the New York-based AIDS service organization opened the Stand Up Harlem Houses, a $2.8 million housing facility for homeless people living with HIV/AIDS.
October 21, 2008
The Flu Vaccine: Worth a Shot
HIV-positive people are at higher risk for serious complications from the flu. Not only does the annual vaccine help ward off debilitating symptoms of the flu, but it also helps protect against bronchitis and pneumonia.
October 15, 2008
New Ad Campaign Confronts HIV Stigma in Spanish
The Kaiser Family Foundation and Univision Communications have launched a series of Spanish-language public service announcements profiling HIV-positive Latino people and their loved ones.
October 07, 2008
Wafaa El-Sadr: A “Genius” AIDS Research Pioneer Dr. El-Sadr shares with AIDSmeds how her innovative AIDS and tuberculosis research in Harlem, New York, and sub-Saharan Africa made her a MacArthur Fellow.
Claudia Medina: Fighting for Latino People With HIV
After her HIV diagnosis and clinical
depression in 1994, Claudia Medina wanted to help other people living
with HIV/AIDS. Born in Colombia, South America, she began by
volunteering in Toronto, where she had lived ever since the age of 5.
She joined the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation’s (PWA) Speakers
Bureau and became a caseworker at PWA. Dissatisfied for years with the
level of HIV awareness and support in the Latino community, Medina
recently co-founded Latinos Positivos, a network for Latino people
living with HIV/AIDS.
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