Health and Medical Issues

Cannabis has many health benefits, including for people living with HIV. Learn about types of cannabis, its medicinal uses and HIV drug interactions, and ways it can be consumed.

Learn how to recognize and deal with some of the most common gut problems for people living with HIV – diarrhea, nausea, gas, and heartburn.

Get basic facts about heart disease – what it is, symptoms of a heart attack, HIV and heart disease, how to reduce your risk factors, and more.

Learn about your liver's functions, symptoms and tests for liver inflammation, which HIV drugs affect the liver, and how to keep your liver healthy.

Learn more about chlamydia, one of the most common – and treatable – sexually transmitted infections.

Learn about gynecologic concerns experienced by people with a vagina, cervix, uterus, and/or ovaries – including those more common or serious for people living with HIV.

Feeling low? Learn about depression – what it is, why women living with HIV are likely to have it, and why it is important to diagnose and treat it.

Learn why diabetes is important to people living with HIV and find out about its symptoms, blood sugar tests, treatments, and more.

Diarrhea is often a common problem for people living with HIV. Learn how it affects your body and what you can do to prevent and treat it.

Where are we in finding a cure for HIV, why is it taking so long, and where do women fit in? Learn answers to these questions and more.