POZ Magazine

The stakes in this election have rarely been higher for people living with HIV. #Vote #election2020 #HIV

Can a Single Vaccine Injection Functionally Cure #HIV? That’s the hope of research funded by a new Campbell Foundation grant.

A recent qualitative study of Black women at risk for HIV in Milwaukee found that low perceived risk and medical mistrust were major barriers. #PrEP

On this day in 1984 Anthony S. Fauci, MD, is named director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. #AIDSisEveryday

"It’s hard work, this voting thing. But politics never was supposed to be easy. It is certainly not a spectator sport." #vote #election

Weight gain among people with #HIV on antiretroviral treatment has become an increasing concern in recent years. A growing body of evidence shows that people who start or switch to integrase inhibitors, especially dolutegravir (Tivicay, also in the Triumeq, Juluca and Dovato combination pills), are more likely to gain weight.

Since last fall, members of Vote Positive USA, a nonprofit group of women and transgender people living with HIV, have been busy applying the lessons of HIV advocacy to the 2020 election. #vote #Election #HIV

A Minnesota survey found that trans, genderqueer and gender-fluid teens were more likely to report using drugs or alcohol before sex.

Last year, President Trump launched the federal initiative Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. Its goal is to lower #HIV rates by 75% across the nation by 2025 and by 90% by 2030. The plan aims to accomplish this by focusing on four pillars of action.

Those who reported either an increase or decrease in imbibing were more likely to experience stress and anxiety.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ViiV Healthcare’s Rukobia (fostemsavir) for people with HIV that is resistant to numerous antiretrovirals (ARVs).

Technological advances have permitted researchers to view HIV’s infection and replication processes in a test tube with such precision that they have gained new insights into the fundamental role the so-called capsid plays in the virus’s invasion and hijacking of immune cells.

Doctors and health officials share advice on how to handle Thanksgiving during the pandemic. #COVID19 #thanksgiving2020

As Election Day approaches on November 3, it’s too late to mail in your ballot and be sure that it will arrive in time and be counted. But fortunately, there are ways to safely vote in person in the midst of the pandemic. #election #vote

HIV scientist Jose M. Martinez-Navio, PhD, and his team at the University of Miami Miller School have been awarded an $80,000 Campbell Foundation grant to continue their research into a functional cure for HIV via a single vaccine injection.

Unafraid of controversy, Leanza Cornett spoke publicly about HIV and safe sex. Here’s an excerpt from her 1997 POZ Q&A.

"With any election, there is a lot at stake. From ensuring access to health care to access to housing, your vote matters to millions across the United States. Make a plan and get out to vote this election."

What method did you use to vote this year?

After observing a spike in HIV cases, state health officials in West Virginia began offering #HIV tests at #COVID19 testing events in Kanawha County.

This issue is dedicated to understanding weight gain and how to manage it.

There is never any reason to stop antiretroviral therapy, which is lifesaving and incredibly important, says Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, director of Ward 86, the HIV clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

Today in 1989, ACT UP Housing Committee passes out candy, condoms and literature about AIDS and homelessness in front of Trump Tower. #AIDSisEveryday #halloween

Weight gain, especially an increase in visceral abdominal fat, has been linked to health problems ranging from cardiovascular disease and diabetes to cancer and cognitive impairment. But the risks of weight gain associated with antiretroviral therapy must be balanced against the many benefits of prompt HIV treatment.

Sudden cognitive dysfunction is a common concern for seniors who’ve survived a serious bout of #COVID19.

In recent years, there’s been a growing recognition that weight gain is common among people with HIV who are on modern antiretroviral therapy. Much remains to be learned about the causes of HIV-associated weight changes, but in the meantime, you can take steps to manage weight gain and minimize its health consequences.

How can I stock up on an extra supply of my medications? #AskPOZ

I’ve never been what most people would call a thin person. There was a time in the late 1980s when I had a consistent size 30 waist. Let’s just say that changed as I got older.

When Robert Gillum tested HIV positive in 1987, he was incarcerated and facing 30 to 60 years in prison. He was only 21 years old.