12: Mental health, 14: Sexual Identity

Let’s Talk About (Horribly Harmful) Conversion Therapy

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

  By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center If you are in any way involved in the LGBTQ+ community, […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare

Routine viral load testing: Should you care?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center If you’ve been on the Positive Peers app for a little bit, you’ve probably come across some information on viral load testing. For most, just […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101

HIV Stories: True Tales of Living With HIV

  The Tales of Triumph series is one of our favorite things to put together at Positive Peers. We sit down with real people and listen to their HIV stories, taking in the good and […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor, 10: Side Effects & Complications

Cabenuva: An alternative for those struggling to take their meds?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center What if you didn’t have to take a daily pill? 💊 It’s normal to feel off about swallowing a pill. Maybe you’re in a mental […]
00. Spanish, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor, 10: Side Effects & Complications

Cabenuva: ¿Una alternativa para quienes tienen problemas para tomar sus medicinas?

by Por la Dra. Ann Avery

Por: Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > ¿Y si no tuvieras que tomar una pastilla diaria? 💊 Es normal que no te apetezca tragarte […]
19: Key Health Partners

Cabenuva: Advocating for Patients with an HIV Specialty Pharmacy Program

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center 1996 marked the year when “people stopped dying” from HIV due to newly available antiretroviral drugs. Since then, treatment is often as simple as one […]
00. Spanish, 19: Key Health Partners

Cabenuva: Defender a los pacientes con un programa de farmacia especializada en VIH

by Por la Dra. Ann Avery

Por: Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > 1996 fue el año en que «dejó de morir gente» por el VIH gracias a los nuevos […]
09: Sex When Living with HIV

Why We Love to Have Sex in Winter

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Every year, Mother Earth 🌎 clearly wants you to get down and […]
08: Peer Support, 17: Young and Positive, 19: Key Health Partners

Building an effective HIV youth support group

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center You might think that living with HIV affects everyone the same, regardless […]
00. Spanish, 08: Peer Support, 17: Young and Positive, 19: Key Health Partners

Cómo crear un grupo de apoyo efectivo para jóvenes con VIH

by Por Jennifer McMillen Smith

Por Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, División de Enfermedades Infecciosas, y revisado medicamente por Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > Podrías pensar que vivir […]