People Over 50
Planning for Retirement While Living With HIV
Whether you're on public assistance or you're more well off, there are things you can do to plan for a secure future.
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Will New York Governor Cuomo Release Thousands of Aging Prisoners Before COVID-19 Kills Them?
The activist group Release Aging People in Prison has launched an urgent campaign to get the governor to enact mass clemency before the coronavirus sweeps through New York’s 52 prisons.
These Chicago HIV Longtime Survivors Are Kicking ASS Weekly—Together!
If you or others are longtime survivors who meet regularly for support or fun, TheBody wants to hear from you.
Even in One of the Most Affluent Counties in Maryland, HIV Impacts the Most Vulnerable
This county in the Washington, D.C. suburbs needs housing, treatment, and prevention services for a very diverse population.
One of the Early ‘Foot Soldiers’ of HIV Activism Discusses Mobilizing in Black St. Louis
St. Louis–based advocate and educator Joan Ferguson talks about HIV work then and now.
Fact Sheet: Aging and HIV
The Well Project discusses various aging-related health challenges for people living with HIV, what you can do about them, and the need for social support and self care.
In Mississippi, Efforts to Fight HIV Epidemic Clash With Health Care Disenfranchisement
Fighting Mississippi’s HIV epidemic is about more than just getting people living with HIV or at risk for HIV on a pill. It means confronting the reality that for many in the state, their primary care doctor is the emergency room.
In the Boston Metro Area, a Tale of Two HIV Epidemics Emerges
While black and Latinx gay and bisexual men and transgender women make up a larger portion of HIV cases in and around Boston, the opioid crisis has led to spiking HIV rates among injection drug users.
Fighting Philadelphia’s HIV Epidemic Also Means Fighting Its Poverty Problem
The HIV epidemic in Philadelphia is heavily concentrated in its black population. Local caregivers at BEBASHI have seen diagnosis rates drop in recent years, though there’s still progress to be made.
Taking the Long View on Health: Tracking the Impact of Aging in Rural South Africa
In this article from The Conversation, a team of scientists shares the latest insights into the unique challenges faced by people living with HIV in South Africa as they grow older.
In My Feelings: 16 Years Since My AIDS Diagnosis
Living with HIV for the past 16 years and being over the age of 50, Charles Sanchez is showing signs of aging, but no sign of slowing down.