by Dr. Ann Boyer When I began working with HIV in the 1980s, women still had a 9 to 30 percent chance of passing it
by Mahin Hassibi Medical specialists in different fields complain about insurance companies or the Medicare rates; otherwise “talking shop” only occurs when a new disease
By Mary Lou Greenberg Gender-blind spots in assessing the HIV/AIDS epidemic today are key factors in today’s deadly ignorance about the fastest growing segment of
By Cynthia Soohoo and Katrina Anderson More than half of all new HIV infections in the U.S. occur before the age of 25, and one
By Marjorie Signer The pending reauthorization of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly called PEPFAR, is a clear challenge for our government
By Nicole Itano After 13 years at the head of the UN’s AIDS organization, Dr. Peter Piot is stepping down. His departure offers an opportunity; a chance
By Mehret Mandefro Silence is a universal metaphor that explains marginalized human experience. With HIV, the silence that cloaks sexism, the silence that cloaks racism,
By Cindy Cooper An invaluable health website has special promise for women with HIV-AIDS, but not enough are using it. The new site, PatientsLikeMe (a
By Lisa Vives While “medical tourism” is filling hospital beds in developing countries with patients priced out of the care at home, western countries are
By Janine Avril I feel for all women with AIDS, but my heart goes out to women like my mother who have lived, suffered and
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