Take the Fatigue and Health Survey!...The 2020 Fatigue and Health survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are excited to share the results with you soon.Exhaustion, tiredness, weariness... fatigue. We know chronic...reactionscomments
Support When Newly Diagnosed with HIV...Few times in life can feel as lonely as receiving an HIV diagnosis. A first instinct, following the news, maybe to isolate or assume that you will never find or...reactions4comments
Kamaria Laffrey...Kamaria was previously a health leader on H-I-V.net. Living with Black Girl Magic, HIV, and chronic optimism, Kamaria Laffrey is a woman living with HIV choosing to share her journey...
COVID-19 and HIV...For the past few weeks, the world has been in hysteria and panic over a virus that started in Wuhan, China. It was reported by CNN on March 15 that...reactionscomments
Aging With HIV...With biomedical advances and continued new antiretroviral therapy (ART), people living with HIV can stay healthy into old age. I never thought I would be living 31 years beyond my...reactions4comments
FDA Makes Way for Experimental Drugs to Fight COVID-19...On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat people with COVID-19. The drugs have been given...reactionscomments
Healthcare Obstacles & the LGBTQ+ Community...Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...reactions2comments
What are your favorite hobbies and distractions?...Whether it's relationships, stigma, treatment side effects, or something unrelated to HIV, we all feel overwhelmed from time to time. What are your favorite ways to get your mind off...reactions10repliesCopingMental Health
Paying for Treatment and Care...The cost of healthcare in the United States continues to soar and can make securing coverage a difficult task. If you are living with HIV, figuring out how to pay...reactions2comments
Coronavirus and HIV - Should We Be Concerned?...With the spread of coronavirus (technically known as 2019-nCoV) dominating the news, many of us are likely wondering if we should be concerned and what steps we should be taking...reactions1comment
Ivy Farina...Ivy was previously a health leader on H-I-V.net. As a trans woman I understand how difficult it can be to navigate the healthcare industry, community ignorance, and society-wide stigma all...
COVID-19: Tips to Reduce Your Risk...With all of the news circulating about the novel (new) coronavirus, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed or anxious. This is especially true if you are immune-compromised due to...reactionscomments
Do you find it difficult to talk about HIV when dating?...Heather shared, "Unfortunately finding out that I was positive caused me to feel as though I no longer had the option of having the relationship that I previously deemed mandatory...reactions19repliesWomenDating & Intimacy
COVID-19: Basics for the Immunocompromised...For those living with chronic health conditions, current news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) can be anxiety-inducing. We have questions and concerns about how the virus is transmitted, how it can...reactionscomments
Heather Renee...Heather Renee found out about being positive when an HIV opportunistic infection almost took her life in October of 2017. She has also overcome mental abuse during a past relationship...
PrEPing for Sisters...PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis has been out here for over seven years, I believe. It has been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV by more than ninety percent when...reactions2comments
The Gift I Was Left With...I had been married for 10 years and we separated because he cheated. I stayed for almost 4 and a half years when he called me up and told me...reactions13comments
PrEPing for Sex Work...Sex continues to be a taboo subject for most people I know in my community in the United States. There's a lot of shame and embarrassment surrounding a topic that...reactionscomments
What Is AIDS Survivor Syndrome?...On September 18, 2013, Tez Anderson and others held the first of its kind town hall entitled The Definition of Brave. It was as a community-led town hall. The town...reactionscomments
When Do You Tell? Navigating HIV Disclosure & Dating...Talking about sexual health is awkward. There are personal barriers that prevent friends and family from being that go-to person to talk to about issues affecting someone with HIV. So...reactions11comments
