Jeff Berry

"Stories have the power to move us, to illuminate, and to be transformative," Jeff Berry writes. "[The film] Last Men Standing is a story of tremendous hope, and of dreams lost. It's also a story of resilience, and acceptance."

Maria Davis, a rising activist and voice for older women living with HIV talks about her life, finding love and living with HIV.

"Treatment for HIV is effective yet costly, but it doesn't have to break the bank," Jeff Berry of Positively Aware reports. Berry offers a roundup of assistance programs that can help you pay for your HIV meds and many other drugs prescribed to peo...

Jeff Berry, the editor of Positively Aware, recently decided to give the facial filler treatment Sculptra a second shot, 11 years after a "discount" Sculptra treatment yielded unsatisfying results. Check out his blow-by-blow recap of the experience...

I fondly remember, from when I was growing up and as a young boy, visits with my mom's parents during family gatherings. My grandfather, Daniel, was a Methodist minister (and his mother was also a Methodist minister, which was uncommon for a woman in...

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With the ongoing economic crisis, plus the large number of people who are unemployed, and the mounting costs associated with health care, patient assistance and drug co-pay programs may be a way to offer much-needed assistance to t...

Photo courtesy of Cal Cohen, M.D.

Jeff Berry: What do you see as some of the most challenging issues you encounter as a clinician in treating patients with HIV?

Cal Cohen: There are a number of infectious diseases that you take a pill for a couple ...

Jeff Berry: Could you tell me a little bit about yourself and how the buyers club came to be about?

Fred Walters, Jr.: I come from a very conservative Catholic background. I was studying at the University of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundel...

Alexandra Billings Should I call you Alex, or Alexandra -- which do you prefer?

Oh, please, call me Alex -- Alexandra has way too many syllables in it.

And can I ask how old you are, and how long you've been HIV-positive?

Sure, you can ask. Can I ...

Matthew Cusick -- Performance ExtraordinaireBy now you've probably heard the familiar story of gay gymnast Matthew Cusick, fired by Cirque du Soleil in 2003 because he was HIV-positive. Cusick, at the time training for the Las Vegas show Mystere, had...