Category: 05: HIV Healthcare

05: HIV Healthcare

Get covered: The Affordable Care Act and HIV

by Ann K. Avery, MD

The official name is the Affordable Care Act. Some folks call it ACA or Obamacare. Whatever you call it, the benefits are the same: health insurance policies for individuals and families that do not have […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

I’ve just been diagnosed with HIV. Now what?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you’ve been diagnosed HIV-positive, the first thing you need to know right now is that you are not alone. Doctors, nurses, social […]
00. Spanish, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

Me acaban de diagnosticar VIH. ¿Y ahora qué?

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 > Si te han diagnosticado VIH, lo primero que tienes que saber ahora […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Apply to be a 2017 National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) Ambassador

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 […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

Can HIV meds stop working?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

If you have HIV, your life depends on taking the right anti-retroviral drugs. So it’s only natural to wonder: Can HIV meds stop working? The answer is sometimes—but it’s not something to panic about or […]
00. Spanish, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

¿Pueden dejar de funcionar las medicinas para el VIH?

by la Dra. Ann K. Avery

Si tienes VIH, tu vida depende de que tomes los medicamentos antirretrovirales adecuados. Así que es natural que te preguntes: ¿Pueden dejar de funcionar los medicamentos antirretrovirales? La respuesta es a veces, pero no es […]
05: HIV Healthcare

World AIDS Day

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 Every year on December 1, people all over […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

Common myths about HIV and AIDS

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 Just like any disease, there are many myths about HIV. If you’re […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Getting help from an HIV/AIDS hotline

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 You had some great sex with a new […]
00. Spanish, 05: HIV Healthcare

Recibir ayuda de una línea directa sobre VIH/SIDA

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Escrito por Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, trabajadora social de VIH en MetroHealth Medical Center y revisada médicamente por Ann K. Avery, MD, médica de enfermedades infecciosas en MetroHealth Medical Center Ver todos los blogs en […]