Category: 01: Blogs With Audio Content

01: Blogs With Audio Content, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

Should you own a pet?

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 Deciding whether or not to own a pet is a big decision. […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 05: HIV Healthcare, 08: Peer Support, 12: Mental health, 17: Young and Positive

How to deal with depression and suicidal thoughts

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 We’ve talked about depression on the blog a few times before, but […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 11: Healthy Habits, 17: Young and Positive

Tips to rev up your metabolism

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 We all know people who can put away an entire buffet and […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor, 11: Healthy Habits

Why you should get a flu shot

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Winter is coming…and you know what that means. You still have a few months before Game of Thrones comes back, but it won’t be long […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 11: Healthy Habits, 17: Young and Positive

Adrenaline: Living on the edge with HIV

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Jumping out of a plane. Whitewater rafting. Cliff diving. Let’s face it, some of us get a surge of adrenaline when we read those words, […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 11: Healthy Habits

What are the benefits of green tea?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center What’s so great about drinking green tea when you’re living with HIV? (…besides the fact that it rhymes.) Green tea can be good for anyone, […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 06: Talking to a Doctor

What people living with HIV need to know about Shigella

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Shigella is a nasty kind of bacteria that loves to infect your gut and give you a terrible case of diarrhea that lasts for weeks. […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 11: Healthy Habits

Tips for sun safety

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 There’s nothing like getting some sunshine on a warm summer day. It […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 13: Dealing with Addiction & HIV

Tips for cutting back on alcohol

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 We get it: A stiff drink takes the edge off and makes […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 09: Sex When Living with HIV

What you need to know about HPV

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes genital warts, is an equal-opportunity bug. It’ll infect anybody who is sexually active. 80% of people catch HPV […]