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A tale of two pandemics
Would someone admitting they have COVID-19 experience the same stigma and shame that often still accompanies a person when they disclose that they have HIV?
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HIV & COVID-19
Statement about Paxlovid for people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy
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Editor's note Jan+Feb 2022
Riding the wave
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Everyday moments in extraordinary lives
24-hour period in the lives of people affected by HIV
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Facing COVID in prison while living with HIV
A recently released inmate looks at the effects of quarantine—and stigma
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You can make an impact
“Positively Aware saved my life.”
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Briefly Sep+Oct 2021
Update on opportunistic infections
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Front cover backstory MAY+JUNE 2021
Symbol of longevity
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Positively Aging MAY+JUNE 2021
Not having as much sex? You’re not alone
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Poz Advocate MAY+JUNE 2021
Spring to summer to sex (with or without disclosure)
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A matter of justice
Positively Aware webinar shines a light on health inequities among PLHIV during COVID-19
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Pregnancy update plus HIV therapy for children
A round-up of CROI reports
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Some take-home messages from CROI
Conference update: Virtual CROI 2021
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Vaccine nationalism is killing us
How inequities in research and access to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will perpetuate the pandemic
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Conference update: Virtual CROI 2021
First HIV and now COVID-19: A look at the past and the future
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Fighting to stay well behind the walls
Two pandemics meet within the broken U.S. prison health system
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Dangerous crossroads
A therapist and long-term survivor surveys the intersections of addiction, isolation, COVID-19, and aging with HIV
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Self-defense moves
Take care of yourself in a time of stress
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Support for the journey
Three women’s unique perspectives on long-term HIV survival
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Note from the Guest Editors
Surviving two pandemics
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Vaccine nationalism is killing us
How inequities in research and access to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will perpetuate the pandemic
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How women of color living with HIV helped win the election
Building on the power of the HIV community, Vote Positive USA is ready for more
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Exercising self-care
Relaxation and writing exercises toward healing
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Surviving and thriving during another epidemic
The role of diet and exercise in the era of COVID-19
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The testers are being tested
How HIV testing sites are adapting to the COVID pandemic
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A dog’s power to heal
A new photo book illustrates how a dog’s unconditional love can transform the lives of people living with HIV
A Matter of Justice: COVID-19 Vaccines and Health Inequities in PLHIV
March 4th webinar on COVID-19 vaccines and health inequities in people living with HIV
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Addressing partner violence and trauma
Survivors and advocates face new problems, and develop new forms of support
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Poz Advocate: COVID preparedness for people living with HIV
COVID preparedness for people living with HIV
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Like HIV, COVID-19 underscores disparities
Another pandemic shows the effects of discrimination on vulnerable groups
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HIV activists win fight for inclusion in major COVID-19 vaccine trial
HIV activists persuade drug maker Moderna to include people living with HIV in a major COVID-19 vaccine trial
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Positively Aging: 'We have to keep on being persistent.’
Veteran AIDS activist talks about facing the coronavirus pandemic from the perspective of a long-term survivor of HIV.
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Top news from AIDS2020: Virtual
Highlights from the AIDS2020: Virtual conference
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The category is... Self-care realness
What are you doing for self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Virtuosity at CROI 2020
Leading HIV conference goes virtual in a time of coronavirus outbreak
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Editor's Note: Let's stay connected
We have a basic, fundamental need as humans to connect
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COVID-19 and HIV Q&A with Dr. David Wohl
An infectious disease specialist who witnessed the Ebola epidemic offers insight into the current pandemic
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#DailyLookChallenge
Using social media, art, and creativity to lift us all up
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Pickett Fences: Love the One You’re With – Sex and Pleasure in the time of COVID-19
So HOW IN THE HELL do we talk about sex and pleasure now?
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Positively Aging: The Life-Saving Power of Connection
Things long-term survivors of HIV can do to thrive in the era of COVID-19