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Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health. It also aims to expand opportunities for health...

It's been 21 years since I tested positive for HIV. On this World AIDS day, I celebrate my life and journey living with HIV. World AIDS Day is used to...

There are many holidays celebrated in the United States over the fall and winter. For people living with HIV (PLWHIV), this may be a time of many social, family, financial...

Long-term survival requires you to navigate the difficulties of the chronic condition landscape. The overwhelming circumstances of living with HIV can cast a shadow that is hard to pierce. One...

First, I want to say that I never thought that I would be living this long with HIV. Not that it is a terrible thing, but it now feels very...

Long-term survivor and HIV advocate, Robert, talks about seroconverting and finding acceptance not only in himself but from others around him that loved and cared about him regardless of his...

I have been on social security disability since I received my HIV/AIDs diagnosis. When I was working, my employers felt as though I had too many medical appointments and that...

My diagnosis hit me like a ton of bricks. I was not very educated on HIV, which caused that initial panic. I woke up in a hospital room without knowing...

Insomnia is more common than people think. For those that can rest peacefully, insomnia seems taboo. When I begin to connect the dots on my sleepiness, I arrive at the...

My partner asked me a question the other day, and it made my mind start to re-process why I came out publicly about my status. We were making dinner together...

In 2022, the human monkeypox virus spread to countries that normally do not have the disease. Monkeypox is a worldwide public health concern for everyone. It is a virus that...

When I discovered that I was living with HIV, I thought my life was over. Little did I know that it would become something that I accepted and learned from...

My mental health is very important to me. October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and it made me start to ask myself a few questions. Have I been taking...

After the quarantine of the Covid pandemic, I wasn't surprised to learn that loneliness is a negative factor in treatment adherence. The International AIDS conference was held in person and...

Jahlove is back with another session where he opens up about his concerning experience trying to receive the monkeypox vaccine to guard his health and safety. Reinforcing the importance of...

Every year I try to highlight the work my community and my peers do around national awareness days. I try to highlight these days to my family and friends in...

Earlier this year, we began a conversation about self-stigma in our Facebook group. What we learned from the community about how they cope with this topic was incredibly valuable, especially...

In this Minutes with Jah video, Jahlove talks about remaining vigilant with his health and opting to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. From Jah: "In this video, I will be...

I mentioned in a previous article how there are a lot of people who live with HIV who do not feel supported at all or maybe it was an article...

HIV first started spreading widely in the United States in the 1980s. This means that some of the first people to work with HIV have been in the field for...