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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 Ryan White was a hero in the early […]
Check out Jen's office during her lunch break. What in the KALE is she eating?! Jen is often one of the first people when you begin your HIV care at MetroHealth. Get a sneak peek […]
Jen's condom closet Ssssshhhh! Quiet. Did you know that MetroHealth has a closet full of free condoms?! Jen can show you around — and show you her woody 😉 😂 We are sneaking into Jen's […]
Check out the Positive Peers team at the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment! By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann […]
Reduce your risk of contracting HIV with PrEP. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is approved for daily use to help prevent an HIV-negative person from getting HIV from a sexual or injection-drug-using partner who’s positive. Studies […]
Tips for getting more sleep when you're living with HIV Getting more sleep is important to stay healthy when you're living with #HIV. 😴 😴 😴 Not getting enough shuteye? 😩 Check out these tips. […]
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 This is Jen. This is Jen presenting the […]
How do I tell my partner I'm living with HIV? ❤️ How do I tell my partner I'm living with HIV? Here's some advice for starting that conversation in this video: By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, […]
Your mouth and HIV Your mouth and HIV: Did you know your mouth may be the first place to show signs of HIV? By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center […]
By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Being HIV-positive doesn’t mean you can’t have sex. Once you know you have HIV, you know you don’t want to give it to […]