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Here’s how to start the conversation about your mental health. Plus: 13 common symptoms of mental illness.

New deep brain stimulation device coupled with powerful AI may improve therapy for treatment-resistant depression.

HIV stigma has had an enormous impact on women and girls. Yet stigma is often at the bottom of the priority list in HIV programming.

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Sleep disturbances can affect daily functioning, long-term health and overall quality of life.

The history of HIV has long been entwined with substance use.

People with HIV who added dolutegravir and maraviroc did not see an improvement in overall cognitive function.

Poor sleep quality, sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness were linked to mood disorders and cardiovascular risk, but not to antiretrovirals.

Fatigue, a common companion of many chronic illnesses, is a persistent feeling of having no energy, even with minimal or no exertion.

Many people with HIV use marijuana to improve appetite, manage pain or relieve depression or anxiety.

Determining the causes of fatigue is the first step toward treating or managing it.

Around 100 million people in the U.S. have health care debt totalling at least $140 billion.

Plus: Over 10 prevention services related to hepatitis, HIV and sexually transmitted infections covered by the Affordable Care Act.

Getting enough sleep provides improves your mood, helps maintain a healthy weight and may boost your immune system.

One study found that those who reported frequent loneliness were more likely to miss medication doses.