The Latest Health Stories
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From CATIE's Positive Side: It means different things to different people but the science is clear and it's reason to celebrate. -
Why are so many young women still dying of HIV/AIDS?
Kanan Shah and Dr. Kristina Talbert-Slagle of Yale University present research on the barriers to testing, treatment, regimen adherence and health experienced by women in disparate world settings -
My coming out story: realizing my bisexual identity
Joshua Middleton is now out as bisexual and feeling good about it. Here Joshua explains how he got to this point. -
I made an HIV prevention video for guys who hate condoms. Here’s why (NSFW)
“I thought that we needed something bolder, something sexier, and something that reflected the realities of gay sex...” -
Proposed change in viral load reporting sends shivers through the Ontario HIV community
Community cries foul to the news that Public Health Ontario wants to send your viral load test results to your local health unit. It’s on hold for now. Bob Leahy reports. -
"What will be considerably more difficult to restore is something ineffable, intangible, that rests at the heart of America not as a place but as an idea." From NYC, Michael Bouldin on the potential impact of the Trump debacle. -
Ontario proposes creation of OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare Program.
Proposed Amendments to Ontario Regulation 201/96 made under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act -
‘Blood disgust’ is nothing new to people with HIV
Mark S. King: "Unrealistic fear of HIV blood isn’t limited to the history books. HIV criminalization... preys upon outdated fears and public disgust with people living with the virus." -
“Low-level viral loads between 400 and 999 copies/ml shortly after starting ART appear to place patients at a significantly higher 10-year risk of death than patients with viral loads under 20 copies/ml..." From AIDSmap, Michael Carter reports. -
Zambian activists launch ‘Team No Shame About HIV+’ campaign
Activists adapt Kevin Maloney's "No Shame About Being HIV+" campaign to raise HIV awareness in Zambia. From The Zambian Analyst, Paul Shalala reports -
We've got the tools right now. Let's end the HIV epidemic.
"I was on the front lines of the battle in the early days, and I still am on the battle lines today as an advocate." PositiveLite.com welcomes longtime health care provider and HIV advocate T. J. Miller.
