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Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently came out with a powerful guideline updates to prevent new cases of HIV. The December 2021 document centers PrEP...

I have been honest and transparent about my HIV status to my family, my friends, and my community for years now. This year, I did not realize how much I...

Food packages are designed to entice you to buy the food tucked inside. Part of that design includes words like “zero calories” or “less fat than the leading brand.” But...

Living with a long-term health condition requires us to stay on top of everything: doctor’s appointments, new symptoms, insurance, and, of course, managing treatment – all while taking care of...

If you are living with HIV and are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, you may have a lot of questions. The most important thing to know is that many...

In this video, I will be talking to some HIV healthcare providers: If you are not going to aid your clients to the best of your ability, get out of...

This article is based on my views as an advocate and people I have talked to who are living with HIV. Over the years since I started advocating (almost 7...

Have you heard of this saying before this article? I grew up hearing this saying. You may have some experience in dealing with this continuous situation yourself. The last several...

In this video, I will be talking about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable), and the need both topics a part of the conversation at the same time. In...

In this video, I'll be talking about a prestigious honor I recently received - the Gender Non-Conforming Lifetime Achievement Award from the I Am Human Foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia...

I have some great news to share with you all today - I just recently got a promotion at work. I am beyond ecstatic for the new opportunities that are...

As of this writing, we are at the end of 2021. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and our lives were turned upside down with fear, wondering who will...

Research scientists are working together to see if a combination of medications - lenacapavir and islatravir - can improve HIV management. Both of these medications have a big advantage over...

As 2021 ends, I wanted to take the time to acknowledge both strengths and areas of improvement within my own life. That year was a rollercoaster, to say the least...

In mid-December 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Apretude (cabotegravir) as the first injectable HIV preventive drug. Apretude is approved for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the...

The older I become, the more sleep I feel I need to get every night. I didn’t realize was how much sleep I was lacking on a weekly basis. I...

In this video, I will be talking about fitness! Living with HIV, my fitness has been a journey - especially when it came to how I ate and how many...

It has been about 2 years since I wrote about U=U. If you do not know what that it is, U=U stands for undetectable equals untransmittable. When a person is...

We know that PrEP, PEP, and ART work really well to prevent and treat HIV. How do we get them to the people who need them? The Adolescent Medicine Trials...

I have pursued a career in public health for over 6 years now and in my current position, I am not fully able to utilize my HIV tester and counselor...