02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

3 ways to continue your education and advance your career

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 HIV should never stand in the way of […]
14: Sexual Identity, 15: Trans and HIV

LGBTQ safe spaces and resources in Cleveland

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 You deserve to feel safe in your community. […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

How other countries are fighting HIV

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 all have to work together to stop […]
00. Spanish, 03: Getting Tested for HIV, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Cómo otros países luchan contra el VIH

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

Free things you can to do outside in Cleveland this spring

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 Springtime’s coming to Cleveland! That means, longer, warmer […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

What you should know about your cancer risk if you're living with HIV

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center HIV weakens the immune system — that’s HIV 101. What that means is that people living with HIV can get some diseases more easily […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

What you need to know about aging with HIV

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you’re rocking your HIV treatments, you have something people living with HIV didn’t have 30 years ago: A chance to grow old. […]
08: Peer Support, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Tips to quit smoking

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center The scientists who study HIV say quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health besides taking your […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 07: Protecting my Partner, 08: Peer Support, 09: Sex When Living with HIV, 17: Young and Positive

What you need to know about syphilis

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Syphilis is one of the oldest and most annoying STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Doctors have been fighting syphilis for ages. It’s been curable […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 08: Peer Support, 17: Young and Positive

The science behind U = U (Undetectable = Untransmittable)

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center “Undetectable = Untransmittable” isn’t something you keep to yourself. It’s something to shout from the rooftops! What does it mean? It means that […]