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The Power of Storytelling: Exploring Intersectionality Through Poetry
Andy Velez
R.I.P. Andy Vélez, Longtime AIDS Activist & Moderator of POZ Forums
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Living With HIV, Taking Treatment Linked to Increased Knee Arthritis Risk

This is according to a small study, so more research is needed.
Muna Tseng, Tom Bianchi and Joyce McDonald

Visual AIDS Gives Us VAVA Voom

The 14th Annual Visual AIDS Vanguard Awards honored Tom Bianchi, Muna Tseng and Joyce McDonald

High STI Rate Among Some PrEP Users Suggests Need for Frequent Testing

A quarter of study participants accounted for three-quarters of newly diagnosed cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.

Trump Administration Wants to End Health Care Protections for LGBTs

The proposal rolls back nondiscrimination policies of the Affordable Care Act, notably for transgender people and women who had abortions.

To Avert an HIV Cluster, 4 Groups Join Together to Offer HIV Tests

The agencies in this West Virginia county hope to reach folks who inject drugs.

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A Review of the Congressional Hearing on HIV Drug Pricing

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Treating Opioid Use Disorder Along With Hep C Is Cost Effective in Those With HIV

Researchers used mathematical modeling to analyze the benefits of treating with buprenorphine-naloxone on-site.

French Kissing Is a Throat Gonorrhea Risk Factor Among Gay & Bi Men

Researchers suggest that using antiseptic mouthwash may mitigate this risk.

4 States Where Medicaid Programs Struggle to Fight Off Harmful Changes

Medicaid covers nearly 40% of people living with HIV currently in care.

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I Left My Hospital Bed to Make an HIV Event. What Self-Care?

Literally days after writing about self-care for POZ (“What Price Activism?”), I defied medical advice to make an event. When will we learn?

HIV Outbreak in Pakistan Grows to Nearly 500, Mostly Children

“Rampant medical malpractices without any effective checks and balances are causing repeated outbreaks in Pakistan.”

The Day My Life Received the U=U Message

William Matovu, an activist from Uganda, describes the impact of learning U=U and his advocacy as a part of the Love to Love Organisation

Many Women on HIV Treatment Are at Risk of Developing a Detectable Viral Load

An ongoing study finds that considerable challenges in such women’s lives may compromise their adherence to antiretrovirals.
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