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New Subtype of HIV Found, but Don't Panic
Despite the hype, a newly discovered subtype does not mean it's stronger or untreatable.

How BDSM and Leather Communities Helped These Gay Men Confront Their HIV Diagnoses
"The guys in the BDSM community were not fazed by my status at all ... it was automatic acceptance."

Local Health Officials Respond to Spike in HIV Diagnoses in West Virginia County
A West Virginia county is hard-hit by the opioid epidemic, but the community is divided on syringe exchange programs.

Is Your HIV Viral Load Normal?
An expert HIV doctor explains viral load testing, what "undetectable" and "unquantifiable" really mean, and how to make sense of your latest numbers.

Resources for People Living With HIV in the U.S.
A list of links compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to get help finding HIV care, paying for care, traveling, securing housing or employment, and navigating legal issues, mental health concerns, or stigma.

What Is HIV?
Let's start with the basics: HIV is short for "human immunodeficiency virus." You can get HIV through condomless sex or by sharing needles or other equipment used to inject drugs.

HIV: The Experience Is Your Own, But You're Not Alone in the Room
"I want people to understand that living with HIV is not an obstacle," says Armando Ramirez-Guzman, who has been living with HIV since 2003. "You can live life, go out and have fun, and enjoy a movie date."

U.S. Statistics: New HIV Infections
Approximately 38,700 people became newly infected with HIV in the United States in 2016. After about 5 years of substantial declines, the number of annual HIV infections began to level off in 2013, to about 39,000 infections per year.

Non-Nucleoside Resistance and CCR5 Gene Therapies
The version of the virus I acquired had already developed resistance to non-nucleosides. With many of the gene editing therapies in the pipeline targeting the CCR5 gene, I'm wondering if my variant requires that gene to infect a cell?

Depression
Which meds are best for depression and is there a relationship between ARV'S and depression