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I have been giving a lot of thought to my reluctance to disclose my HIV positive status to anyone. I have been positive since 1996 and I would guess about ten people know my status. Initially I was sick and...

UPDATE OF MEDS: As some know, I “once again” asked my doctor to change my medication regimen! I took Trizivir for 10 years. It was a good medicine but I noticed that my red blood cells were enlarged. I have...

Recently in the last few months I have been visiting with medical professionals more than usual. In March I went in for serious pain to the OBGYN. I was supposed to have surgery last September, but it got postponed for...

June 3, 2014, 3:00 - 5:00pm Columbia, SC University of South Carolina School of Law via AIDS.gov The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) announced that it will host a series of regional listening sessions this summer on...

May 29, 2014, 2:30 - 4:30pm Jackson, MS University of Mississippi Medical Center Conference Center via AIDS.gov The White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) announced that it will host a series of regional listening sessions this summer on...

I wanted to share with the whole world my special moment and also announce that Lisa and I are married! We got married in New York. I was also honored by the Latino Commission on AIDS on May 13th, 2014...

Life for me and my family is a big struggle but in everything, we give thanks to God. There are so many challenges to life here in Nigeria. My daughter took ill and we could not afford to take her...

AIDS United Christie's Place May 22, 2014 2pm-3:30pm EDT/11am-12:30pm PDT *note new time THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICE DELIVERY: THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY BASED HIV ORGANIZATIONS IN CHANGING CARE SYSTEMS Technical Assistance for Community Based HIV Organizations and Healthcare...

AVAC will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, May 20 at 10am ET during which representatives of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will discuss the new clinical guidelines on using daily oral TDF/FTC (also known as Truvada) as...

I'm running through the streets of Soho in stilettos to catch the late train home, feeling like Cinderella as she left the ball just before the clock struck and she returned to rags. I had been to the Freedom Bar...