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Kate Ferguson

Kate Ferguson believes in the importance of healthy relationships, both with ourselves and others. Formerly the editor-in-chief of Real Health, she's written extensively about these issues for various lifestyle publications. Previous to going freelance full time, she was an associate editor at NYU Langone Health.

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Loreen Willenberg

An Exception to the Rule

Loreen Willenberg may be the first person to be cured of HIV without a bone marrow transplant, but there’s more to this elite controller.

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How Some HIV Controllers Contain the Virus

A small subset of people living with HIV are able to control viral replication without antiretroviral treatment.

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Women With Erratic Menstrual Cycles Face Higher Mortality Rates

Periods lasting 40 days or more versus 26 to 31 days were associated with early death among women in certain age groups.

Mark Bennan-Ing

Understanding the Challenges Facing Long-Term Survivors

Researchers are addressing issues of longevity in older people living with HIV.

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The Women’s Interagency HIV Study

Still providing data after more than 25 years

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Embracing Life

New challenges for women aging with HIV require more research.

State of Mind

HIV treatment plans must also nourish individuals’ mental and spiritual well-being.

The Power of Print

3D printing continues to evolve in exciting ways aimed at improving our health.

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When Is Fat Not Just Fat?

Many people living with HIV may find they gain a strange type of weight.

Straight Talk

Advocating for HIV peer education programs in and out of prison

Tastemakers

Each year when people in cities all over the country sit down to eat at certain restaurants, part of their dining experience includes taking a...

Faith, Hope and Charity

The black church takes a seat at the HIV/AIDS table.

Chemical Crusader

As a retired pharmaceutical chemist, Long, who is HIV negative, was able to provide the activists and AIDS community with much-needed...

Violence, Human Rights Abuses Fuel HIV Epidemic

The role violence plays in the ongoing spread of HIV can’t be denied, according to key opinion leaders who addressed delegates at a Monday, Ju...

Turning the Tide on Transmission: Women and Girls

Plenary sessions bring into sharp view the inequalities that limit the options of women and girls to protect themselves.

HIV Treatment Increases Life Expectancy, Proves Cost Effective, in HIV-Endemic Region

Researchers have documented a dramatic change in adult life expectancy in an HIV-endemic region a particularly hard-hit rural South Africa