Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Your HIV Treatment
HIV treatments are getting better every day. Jessica Zajesky, R.N., advises women what to ask their healthcare providers.
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PrEP and PEP: Prevention for HIV
If you’re worried about HIV exposure, PrEP and PEP medications can help
Ask the Expert: HIV and Aging
Watch as Jessica Zajesky, R.N., and Ashley Smith, a peer educator and advocate, discuss important topics related to HIV, aging, stigma, treatment and other aspects of HIV
I Don’t Regret Getting HIV Because It Saved My Life
My diagnosis pulled me off the streets and gave me purpose
I Believe I’m Aging Faster Because I Have HIV
We don’t really know how HIV impacts aging, since surviving it was nearly impossible a generation ago
Why Did Sexually Transmitted Infections Go up During the Pandemic — and What Can We Do About It?
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing at an alarming rate, but testing and treatment can help
Envejecer con VIH
Los mismos problemas que nos afectan a todos mientras envejecemos pueden ser especialmente difíciles para mujeres con VIH
¿Por qué los servicios médicos para el VIH no están llegando a las personas que más los necesitan?
El acceso a la atención médica puede marcar la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte para mujeres de raza negra con riesgo de VIH
Why Isn’t HIV Care Reaching Those Who Need It Most?
Access to healthcare can be the difference between life and death for Black women at risk for HIV
Keeping My HIV Diagnosis a Secret for a Year Taught Me a Lot About People’s Stereotypes
Managing your health with HIV is hard enough, but facing the stigma of HIV makes it even harder
You Can Test Yourself for an STI at Home — but Should You?
At-home STI testing is on the rise, but it’s not a replacement for an in-person exam
Everything you need to know about women’s health — in one place.
From Shame to Advocacy: My Decades-Long Journey Living — and Thriving — With HIV
My diagnosis in 1986 cost me my job — but gave me purpose, strength and community
Growing Older With HIV
The same health problems that affect all of us as we age can be especially challenging for women with HIV
HIV Preventive Care Is Supposed to Be Free in the US. So, Why Are Some Patients Still Paying?
Even as medication costs have decreased, lab tests and other services are still being billed. Many patients are unaware they don’t have to pay.
How mRNA and DNA Vaccines Could Soon Treat Cancers, HIV, Autoimmune Disorders and Genetic Diseases
The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research and potential medical uses far out of reach of traditional vaccines
Why Addressing Racism Against Black Women in Health Care Is Key to Ending the US HIV Epidemic
When Black patients are treated by Black doctors, they have better health outcomes – but fewer than 6 in 100 American doctors are Black
Why Covid-19 Must Be Included in Safer Sex Messaging on College Campuses
With Covid-19 with us for the foreseeable future, it has become increasingly clear that educators need to develop a new definition of safer sex
HIV Prevention Pill PrEP Is Now Free Under Most Insurance Plans – but the Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act Puts This Benefit at Risk
Since the start of the HIV epidemic in 1981, over 700,000 Americans have lost their lives to AIDS
The Connection Between HIV and Mental Health in the Older Adult
How living with HIV can affect your mental health
It May Come as a Surprise, but Older Women Get HIV, Too
Thanks to modern treatments, HIV is no longer a death sentence — when you can get the care that's out there
When Grandma Has HIV
With advances in HIV treatment increasing life expectancy, more healthcare providers are examining the effects of HIV on senior health
