17: Young and Positive

Video: HIV hotline

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Listen, we all want to get through HIV management like Beyonce,💃🏽🍋 baseball bat in hand, smashing up every challenge that comes your way. 💪🏾 But everybody’s gotta ride the hot mess express every once in […]
05: HIV Healthcare

June HIV events

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 June 2017 has two HIV-related events you won’t […]
00. Spanish, 09: Sex When Living with HIV

Hablemos del trasero: Salud y placer anal

by la Dra. Ann K. Avery

El sexo anal puede ser superdivertido y lleno de placer, pero a algunas personas no les gusta hablar de ello. Aunque quizá deberían hacerlo, porque hablar más podría conducir a una mayor comprensión, más conocimiento, […]
09: Sex When Living with HIV

We're talkin' about butt stuff: Anal health and pleasure

by Ann K. Avery, MD

Anal sex can be super fun and full of pleasure, but some people don't like to talk about it. Maybe they should though, because more talk could lead to more understanding, more knowledge, more pleasure, […]
18: Know Your Rights

6 ways to join the fight against HIV criminalization

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

In part 2 of this series, we talked about a full range of reasons why HIV criminalization is obsolete and needs to be abolished. Let’s review: HIV criminalization is good at: Discouraging people from getting […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 18: Know Your Rights

Why HIV criminalization doesn't work

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 you know you have HIV, you should […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

Video: Don't let HIV define you

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Don't let HIV define you If you’re living with HIV, we want you to know that you will always be more than the disease. ❤ ❤ ❤ It will never define who you are. It […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 18: Know Your Rights

Decriminalizing HIV: Undetectable = untransmittable

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center A lot of people who have HIV think it’s nothing to be ashamed of. And they’re totally right! HIV activists want everybody to […]
00. Spanish, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 18: Know Your Rights

Despenalización del VIH: Indetectable = intransmisible

by la Dra. Ann K. Avery

Escrito por la Dra Ann K. Avery, MD, médica de enfermedades infecciosas del MetroHealth Medical Center Ver todos los blogs en español > Mucha gente que tiene el VIH piensa que no hay nada de […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101

What happens if I don't seek treatment for HIV?

by Dr. Ann Avery

Doctors usually want you to start HIV treatment ASAP after you’ve tested positive for HIV. But sometimes it can be tempting to put off treatment. Treatment means doctor’s visits, taking your meds every day, getting […]