Category: 05: HIV Healthcare

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 […]
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 […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 08: Peer Support

Motivation for HIV patients to stay on HIV treatment

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 Healthy living feels like work, am I right? 😓 That is true […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Why No Cure for HIV?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center It seems as if every few months, a new headline comes across the news telling us about a new HIV discovery. Our hopes go up […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications

Handling Headaches and Migraines with HIV

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Is there a connection between living with HIV and having headaches or migraines? People living with HIV have reported having far more headaches after being […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications

Hormones and weight: Monitor but don’t stress, y'all

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Weight loss and gain can tip up and down, including living with HIV. Hormones can play a role in either direction, but have no fear […]
05: HIV Healthcare, Uncategorized

How to Pay for Rehab

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 This has been a time like no other. Oh, the pandemic blues.😅 […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Does HIV affect your period? We got your answers!

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Oh, the dreaded time of the month for anyone with ovaries and a uterus around the globe. Many, including those who aren’t living with HIV, […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Keeping your skin on fleek during stressful times

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 I’m willing to bet there’s been a moment in the last year […]
05: HIV Healthcare

What people living with HIV need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center So, the vaccine is out and slowly being distributed to folks. Your first question that probably comes to mind is: Is it safe for me? […]