Focus on HIV – Winter 2022
Focus on HIV – Winter 2022
This special issue of Real Health offers information about HIV and AIDS.
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Feature
Faith, Healing and AIDS
At 60, Rae Lewis-Thornton reflects on living long term with HIV.
Buzz
Sheryl Lee Ralph Wins an Emmy Award
The longtime HIV advocate sang during her thank-you speech.
AIDS Memorial Quilt Goes South
The Change the Pattern initiative honors those lost to HIV.
Allowing People With HIV to Enlist
Congress members seek a change to a Department of Defense policy.
Out for Delivery
A new program aims to deliver 1 million free rapid HIV tests.
Helping Community Health Centers End HIV
The U.S. health department releases more than $20 million in new funding.
Black HIV Care in the South
A $4.5 million joint effort aims to address health inequities in three cities.
Q&A
AIDS as Fact and Fiction
In Rasheed Newson’s debut novel, a Black gay activist comes of age in 1980s New York City.
Care & Treatment
Facing Higher Suicide Risk
A new study is the first to look at suicide risk among HIV-positive youth.
Substance Use Treatment for HIV?
Opioid substitution therapy may improve adherence to HIV medications.
Coinfection Raises Heart Attack Risk
People with both HIV and hepatitis C are at greater risk as they age.
Better Access to Contraception
Many women with HIV don’t use birth control.
