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There are about 12 HIV awareness days every year and they all have meaning to somebody for one reason or another. These awareness days are close to the hearts of...

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has expanded the use of two HIV medications. The expansion will now allow the drugs Pifeltro (doravirine) and Delstrigo (doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) to...

Stigma has caused a lot of people diagnosed with HIV to be ashamed of disclosing their status in fear of how they will be treated or looked at. Scared to...

Religion is a tricky topic to talk about. Everyone has different experiences with it. I grew up in the Christian church in a mostly black neighborhood in Chicago. In my...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot, also called a thrombus. It can develop inside the deep veins of the body. These clots generally form in the lower...

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It occurs when the atria, the two upper chambers of the heart, beat very fast in...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a medical term for the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States and around the...

About 6.5 million Americans are living with heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women of most racial and ethnic groups in the U.S...

Deep Vein Thrombosis treatment is designed to be preventive, a way to manage serious or life-threatening risks. It is intended to prevent pulmonary embolism, reduce the chance of death, and...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of death around the world. Managing risk for CAD and understanding its signs and symptoms are important parts of a treatment plan...

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most common heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It occurs when the atria, the two upper chambers of the heart, beat very fast in...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common heart rhythm disorder. AFib occurs when the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat very fast in a disorganized way. When this happens...

When a person has peripheral artery disease (PAD) it means their limbs are not getting enough blood flow. This is because their blood vessels have plaque built up inside them...

When a person has peripheral artery disease (PAD), it means their limbs are not getting enough blood flow. This results from their blood vessels having plaque built up inside them...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the main cause of death in the United States and around the world. CAD develops when...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot. It develops deep inside the veins that have slower blood flow. They generally form in the lower leg but can also develop...

Words matter. When we talk about certain things, people view another person differently by the choice of words someone else uses. Stigmatizing language changes how another is looked at, so...

Recent advances in HIV research suggest the possibility that in the near future, daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) may no longer be needed to control HIV. For years, HIV researchers have...

Sex is a taboo subject for most Americans. It can get personal and emotional very quickly. Talking about gender and sexuality is vulnerable. These topics reveal who we are as...

I love being in community. I find that I am more alive, more creative, and truly in my element when I am around people. I’ve been wrestling with this for...