The HIV truth that stigma has been keeping far too many people from hearing
HIV is no longer the death sentence it once was, and the gap between that clinical reality and the public understanding of what living with the virus actually means remains one of the most consequential communication failures in contemporary health. People diagnosed with this infection today who access treatment promptly and maintain adherence can expect […]
What does living with HIV look like now compared to what most people imagine
HIV does not look the way most people imagine it. The disease that defined a generation of crisis and uncertainty has been transformed by decades of research into a manageable chronic condition for the majority of people who have access to modern antiretroviral therapy. People diagnosed today and treated without delay can expect a near-normal […]
Why HIV’s quiet crisis among Black and Latina women persists
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first documented AIDS in 1981, women accounted for 8% of diagnoses. By 2001 that figure had climbed to 30%, and today women represent roughly 22% of people living with HIV in the United States. Globally, women account for more than half of all individuals living with the […]