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Rita Rubin

Rita Rubin is a former USA Today medical writer who now writes about health and science for publications including Next Avenue, U.S. News, WebMD and NBCNews.com.

Articles

A Long-Term Survivor Speaks Out

Sean McKenna reflects on the urgency of overcoming isolation and depression for people who tested HIV positive before 1996.

The Buddy System

Programs that offer one-on-one support to people living with HIV tackle stigma and isolation and help foster wellness.

Finding Your Way

Living with HIV can be a challenge, but surrounding yourself with support can help.

Making It Work

Finding a doctor once you’ve been diagnosed with HIV and educating yourself about the virus will help you live a long and healthy life.

Going on Treatment

How to decide when to start antiretroviral therapy and which drugs to take

Seeing the Big Picture

Taking care of your whole health is just as important as taking care of your HIV.

Advocating for Yourself

Learn how to empower yourself in order to speak up for what you need.

On the Safe Side

Can supervised injection facilities help reduce U.S. HIV rates?

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Sexual Health Care For All

Planned Parenthood provides vital HIV services for both women and men.

Mission Critical

Fighting to live and serve with HIV in the U.S. military

Up in Smoke?

The future of medical marijuana for HIV/AIDS looks hazy.

Building Better Barriers

What’s in a name? When it comes to condoms, a lot.

Mandating Mail-Order Pharmacies

People with HIV/AIDS increasingly face mixed-up meds, delayed deliveries, spoiled shipments and privacy concerns.

Healing the Hurt

A recent epidemic of attacks on women, transgender women and people with HIV exposes a link as toxic as the virus itself: Trauma not only fuel...

The Right to Give Life

People with HIV can receive organ transplants, which they need at rates higher than their negative peers. If a positive person wants to...