Physical Health Issues

Few people know that hepatitis A could be spread through a host of sexual acts -- and that it is on the rise among queer and trans people.

Poverty, stigma and racial health disparities drive HIV rates that are among the nation's highest. But expanded Medicaid and PrEP access seem to have contributed to a recent drop in new cases.

Heart and other health complications from "slamming" crystal can be devastating -- even deadly. Thankfully, there are tools to reduce the harm and even get off meth entirely.

Very few people access -- or even know about -- the test that can help detect whether you have HPV in your anus. But it should be a staple of gay and bisexual men's health care.

New York City's HIV planning body looks at recommendations for ensuring services meet needs of people with disabilities.

Through The Afiya Center, an organization run by black women in Texas, this anonymous writer was finally able to get the abortion she needed.

The Harm Reduction Coalition is launching a new strategy of supporting local advocates in five key states of the Appalachian region.

"Society perceives me and people like me as people who bring death," said Nina Martinez, the first HIV-positive organ donor. "And I can't figure out any better way to show that people like me can bring life."

Michigan is the first state in the Midwest and the 10th state in the nation to legally recognize marijuana for recreational use. But how does this change things for people living with HIV and other medical conditions?

Learn more about the infections that occur more frequently and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems, including people with HIV.