05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications

Handling Headaches and Migraines with HIV

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Is there a connection between living with HIV and having headaches or migraines? People living with HIV have reported having far more headaches […]
11: Healthy Habits

Health Benefits of Cuddling

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Human touch was probably something most of us took for granted in “The Beforetimes.” COVID-19 delivered a devastating blow to many of us […]
08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health, 17: Young and Positive

These Body Positive Accounts Are All About Spreading the Self-Love

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center It’s soooo important to love our bodies and […]
09: Sex When Living with HIV

5 Ways to Meet Gay Men in the COVID-19 Era

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center We’re not post-pandemic yet, but thanks to science […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications

Hormones and weight: Monitor but don’t stress, y'all

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Weight loss and gain can tip up and down, including living with HIV. Hormones can play a role in either direction, but have […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 11: Healthy Habits

Making sense of financial aid & tuition

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Pursuing any kind of education can be superrrrr […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 12: Mental health

La fe y las conexiones espirituales

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Escrito por Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, trabajadora social de VIH en MetroHealth Medical Center y revisada médicamente por Ann K. Avery, MD, médica de enfermedades infecciosas en MetroHealth Medical Center Ver todos los blogs en […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 12: Mental health

Faith & spirituality connections

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Faith and spirituality can play a role in […]
09: Sex When Living with HIV

You can master erotic massages for your partner

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If the last year has proven anything, we […]
18: Know Your Rights

Get pumped for Pride in June

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Fifty-two years ago, gay, queer, and trans* people […]