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03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 17: Young and Positive

HIV Home Test: How It Works, And What to Do If It's Positive

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Dr. Ann Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Did you know that the early detection of HIV can make a big difference in one’s health? 🏥 Thanks to an HIV home […]
11: Healthy Habits, 12: Mental health

How to Make Friends as an Adult

by Louis Catania

Louis Catania, Patient Navigator, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center When we leave school, we suddenly go from being forced to make friends with […]

HIV Stories

Real stories about how real people are living with HIV.

Tales of Triumph: James’ Story

“See, I had no idea that there was going to be, like, a really good thing that happened in my life after my diagnosis.” James was diagnosed in June of 2023. When he spoke to […]

Tales of Triumph: Samuel’s Story

  TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE "The best thing that's happening for me right now, as a person with HIV, is starting to acknowledge the positive and having compassion for myself through hardships and pain." […]