Children who live with HIV may experience two aspects of disclosure: receiving disclosure and disclosing their status to others. The objective of this paper is to explore how HIV-positive children respond to: (1) the disclosure process; and (2) the perceived need for secrecy and silence concern...
Today, when I teach about the history of the HIV/AIDS crisis, my students tend to be confused by this early association with homosexuality. They associate AIDS with sub-Saharan Africa, which had becomethe epicenter of the pandemicby the 1990s. Nevertheless, my students have grown up in a wo...
HIV is very effectively transmitted during anal intercourse unprotected by condoms (UAI), with a meta-analysis finding that women may have an 18-fold greater HIV acquisition risk during UAI compared to vaginal intercourse unprotected by condoms (UVI) [1]. Thus, even a small proportion of interco...
Have had several sexual partners since your last HIV test Had unprotected sex with someone who is or could be HIV-positive, including someone whose sexual history you don't know Injected drugs using a needle, syringe, or other device that someone else used first Have had or are getting teste...
“We’ve had very good experiences with Frontera,” he added. “The system has consistently allowed us to carry out ground-breaking simulations of a very large magnitude, including for HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. This unique resource has allowed us to discover key behavi...
How long does COVID last if I'm vaccinated? It's unclear if the vaccine lowers the duration of COVID symptoms because everyone's immune system reacts differently to infection. But the vaccine can lower your risk of serious infection, hospitalization, or death from COVID. ...
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If you’re concerned you may not be able to afford HIV testing or care, know that there are options. “We don’t want people to feel like ‘I don’t have the means, so I will just ignore this’,” Santella said. Free HIV testing is available from various organizations and clinics....
Researchers are trying to develop an HIV vaccine, but decades after the search began, the efforts have so far come up short. Despite the slow progress, scientists are still hopeful of success.
Why Do I Need Medicare Part D? Even if you’re in good health now, it is possible that in the future, prescription drugs may become a necessary part of your daily life. In this case, having Medicare Part D can save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in out-of-pocket prescri...