6 Reasons Why People Skip Their HIV Meds
We all know it’s important to take HIV medications every day, but let’s face it: It’s not always the easiest thing to do. Here are six key obstacles that can block the way between you and your meds – and tips on how to get past them.
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My Son Is Living With HIV and Won't Take His Medications. How Do I Help Him?
A parent is concerned because their son is living with HIV but won't take his medication. Here, clinical social worker Nathaniel Currie offers his professional advice.
Before Trump's Public Charge Policy Begins, Providers Worry Immigrants May Avoid HIV Treatment
The Trump changes to the public charge rule for immigrants applying for citizenship soon go into effect. HIV providers and advocates are concerned about the impact on HIV care for immigrants.
After a Month Without My Meds, I Still Had to Face Atlanta's HIV Bureaucracy
Without HIV medication for over a month, Mason finally gets an appointment -- a four-hour ritual of bureaucratic paperwork that's only the beginning of getting linked to care in Atlanta.
A Faith-Filled Response to HIV in the South
"My gayness -- my identity -- is not a sin," says Rev. Aquarius Gilmer, the director of governmental affairs and advocacy at the Southern AIDS Coalition. "The sin is that people don't have access to prevention or care, not how a person contracts HIV or that they are living with HIV."
Connection to HIV Care Helps Hardly Reached U.S. Populations Suppress the Virus
A recent study found that efforts focused on bringing LGBTQ people of color back into HIV care can be very successful in major cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, and Boston.
I Moved Back to Atlanta from Boston, and I've Been Out of HIV Meds for a Month
HIV care is separate and unequal in America, health activist Mason writes, as "the system of care here feels no urgency around my survival."
I Moved to Atlanta Four Months Ago, and Getting Into HIV Care Was Hell
Spoken word artist Michael "Miss Mikey" Lamb shares his saga of fighting for health coverage -- and why people fall through the cracks.
HIV Treatment Adherence
Treatment adherence includes starting HIV treatment, keeping all medical appointments, and taking HIV medicines every day as prescribed. For people with HIV, treatment adherence is key to staying healthy.
Taking Your HIV Medication Every Day
Get answers to questions about why you should take your HIV medications daily, what to do if you miss a dose, and whether you have to keep taking HIV meds once your viral load is undetectable.
Taking Genvoya with milk instead of food
I take Genvoya in the morning. Is it ok to take Genvoya wth a glass of whole milk instead of food? Thanks.