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#Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy Is Steadily Improving for Older People With HIV
Life Expectancy for Young People With HIV Is Nearly Normal
HIV and Aging

Modern Progress in HIV Treatment and Care Has Likely Added a Decade to Life

Compared with those starting HIV meds in the late 1990s, those who go on treatment today can likely expect to live 10 years longer.
Glenna McCarthy

To the Woman Who Asked Me Why I Lived and Her Father Died

Join me as I launch my POZ Blog with a “Voice of Reason.”
Vancouver, British Columbia

HIV Is Linked With Considerable Proportion of Life Spent With Illnesses

People with HIV in British Columbia have a shorter life expectancy and spend longer living with illnesses compared with those without HIV.

Now Open: Golden Compass, a Geriatric HIV Clinic

It’s part of San Francisco General Hospital’s Ward 86, where 1,600 of its 2,500 patients are 50 or older.
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“Still Standing” Spotlights Older Men of Color With HIV [VIDEO]

The campaign stars members of Brooklyn’s GRIOT Circle.
From left: Robert Waldron, Howard White and Frank Ambriz of Griot Circle at AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Brooklyn to launch “Still Standing”

HIV-Positive Older Men of Color Tell It Like It Is, Sex and All

Three minority men share their life stories in GRIOT Circle’s “Still Standing” project, but you can read them right here!

How the GOP’s Medicaid Reform Could Limit Access to Newer, Pricier Drugs

“When you’re under per-capita caps, you’re not able to be innovative.”

POZ Poll: Do you make any HIV-related New Year’s resolutions?

Hopeful Message as a Cancer Doc Discloses His HIV and Hepatitis C

Eric Winer also notes that “the stigma...based on medical illness can be devastating.”

Living to a Ripe Old Age With HIV

The high rate of other chronic diseases among seniors with HIV suggests that they may need to be extra vigilant about their health.

Another Study Finds Smoking Shortens Life Span More Than HIV

For those on antiretroviral treatment, cigarette addiction remains an insidious threat to health and longevity.

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#Long-Term Survivors

20 Years of Promoting Healthy Sexuality

How can you thrive with HIV? Researchers at the Center for HIV Educational Studies & Training (CHEST) offer some insightful data.

People Who Start HIV Meds in Richer Nations Have Better Life Expectancy

Poorer countries also show a discrepancy between the life spans of men and women beginning antiretrovirals.

South Africa Now Offers Free Treatment to Everyone With HIV

Eligibility is no longer based on CD4 count. Activists support the change but express “serious concerns.”

Average Life Expectancy For People in HIV Care Still Falls Far Short

Despite progress, average life expectancy for those in HIV care is still about 14 years below that of their HIV-negative counterparts.

Older People With HIV Have Longer, But Still Limited Lifespan

Antiretrovirals have expanded the life expectancy of people with HIV age 50 and older, but this group still has a higher risk of death.
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