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  <subtitle type="html">Heather Boerner</subtitle>
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  <updated>2022-09-26T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Vivir con el VIH y con movilidad limitada]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-09-26T11:30:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[El envejecimiento y otras condiciones a menudo presentan retos adicionales para las personas con VIH.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/129664_P09-22-007.jpg_4dfa423f-a410-4117-b34a-bc649bd31daa.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Testing and Diagnosis Fell During Pandemic]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[National HIV testing and diagnosis rates dropped dramatically in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic..<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128089_P09-22-051.jpg_f92405f1-a38d-4a3b-9b17-a3259067ba1b.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Care for Trans Women With HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Transgender women have the highest HIV rate in the United States.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128093_P09-22-052.jpg_95a8b642-d7e3-4204-9d42-4c5a423f74c3.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Living With HIV and Limited Mobility]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-08-15T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Aging and other conditions often pose additional challenges for those with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/128113_P09-22-036.jpg_e16c4556-a33b-4616-b8df-d8b878b92f78.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Change is Coming to Scott County]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV are meeting the accelerating challenges of the opioid epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/126488_HIV-Opioids-2.jpg_f0059199-7649-42c9-9ebc-3e5b28165e13.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Community-Informed Drug Policy]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Biden administration unveiled the country’s inaugural National Drug Control Strategy in April.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126486_P07-22-022.jpg_aca8de13-3687-4710-a125-278a0b1e7d40.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Does Low T Matter?]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Middle-aged men living with HIV may have low testosterone levels more commonly seen in older men.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126493_P07-22-019.jpg_75970f05-be90-4115-8f4c-dcf0c504ca67.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Move Better After Leg Exercises]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A nice-looking butt isn’t the only reason to add leg strengthening exercises to your fitness routine<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126495_P07-22-020.jpg_a3f91c43-b037-49d2-995e-c7c64be991a5.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Speak Up for Menopause Care]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-27T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hormones can improve quality of life in menopause, but women aging with HIV aren’t getting the support they need.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/126497_P07-22-021.jpg_3f63783d-47ab-4053-a115-7954d79208bd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-Related Fatigue Linked to Impaired Cognitive Function]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-06-01T16:35:28-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Fatigue was associated with poorer performance on cognitive tasks related to processing speed but not learning ability.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125840_iStock-912219896.jpg_d222b1d5-e76f-4a7d-859b-954ebd24043d.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Even in Modern Era, People With HIV Are at Increased Risk for Dementia]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-27T17:13:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The good news is that new dementia diagnoses are less frequent now than they were in 2000.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125653_iStock-1208575395.jpg_94d91a20-3c39-4b3a-b4c8-f58a02ede17d.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Steep But Deceptive Drop in HIV Diagnoses in 2020]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-25T17:52:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV diagnoses dropped significantly in the COVID era, but the CDC is not drawing conclusions from that.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/125521_P10-18-015.jpg_af543d68-8fe3-4bf4-a97c-d60f4e4786b8.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Care Access for Trans Women With HIV]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-care-access-trans-women-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-05-24T16:03:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Transgender women have the highest rate of HIV in the country, and new data shows which ones are most vulnerable to poor outcomes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/125428_P10-21-008.jpg_2988be00-5bf4-43c2-b27b-9a9be98459ac.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Wasting Is Still a Problem for Some People With HIV]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-20T18:24:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Data from 42,000 people with HIV suggest that income and Medicaid coverage play a role in unintentional weight loss.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/125266_P03-20-017.jpg_3bf168d3-3c3e-47f1-a4b9-d82960244b1b.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Care in Jails Doesn’t Measure Up]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[When the researchers asked folks about their experience of care while in jail, only 30% said it was satisfactory.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124916_P06-22-024.jpg_b19f772a-266b-45f9-be43-830b10c7cf24.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who Has the Highest Lifetime HIV Risk?]]></title>
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    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[“To end the HIV epidemic, we need to provide equitable access to people who could most benefit.”<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124912_Lifetime-Risk.jpg_2017f6a9-6499-4b89-b282-c89f5ce77b95.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are Home Tests the Wave of the Future?]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/home-tests-wave-future</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the midst of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tried a similar approach for HIV testing.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124909_P06-22-022b.jpg_ab2ed5af-342d-4635-ba46-a0f307e754bd.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[ADAP Not Keeping Pace With A Changing HIV Epidemic]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/adap-keeping-pace-changing-hiv-epidemic</id>
    <updated>2022-05-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) use appears to be growing consistently among men and women and among young people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124914_P06-22-023.jpg_75403f64-7636-4fc3-be94-dc20883872d4.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With Lifelong HIV Are More Likely to Have Metabolic Problems]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-lifelong-hiv-likely-metabolic-problems</id>
    <updated>2022-05-13T09:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Older HIV drugs are in part to blame for the rising rate, but newer medications, like integrase inhibitors, are not.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/125099_liver-figure-ts-57577645.jpg_077890cf-fbcd-4894-b24d-8d60c7a1234e.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[High Drug Copays Leave PrEP Prescriptions Unclaimed]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/high-drug-copays-leave-prep-prescriptions-unclaimed</id>
    <updated>2022-05-10T09:44:00-04:00</updated>
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      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP prescriptions are supposed to be free to users now, which could go a long way toward leveling the HIV-prevention playing field.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/125072_iStock-1178864066.jpg_f161c4cf-4a07-46d8-bdfd-c90463f920c7.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Leaked SCOTUS Ruling: “We’re Down but by No Means Out of This Fight”]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/leaked-scotus-ruling-means-fight</id>
    <updated>2022-05-05T17:02:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV, medical societies and women's health organizations sound off on the SCOTUS draft that proposes to overrule Roe v. Wade.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124761_iStock-1165275486.jpg_2be57b0b-1eae-4085-8ae0-c1f88089737f.jpg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Some Telehealth Programs Still Charge for HIV Prevention Pills]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/telehealth-programs-still-charge-hiv-prevention-pills</id>
    <updated>2022-05-03T17:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Telemedicine is an increasingly used to provide convenient PrEP services. But are these programs following U.S. guidelines?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124697_iStock-1073002732.jpg_cc904c5f-bf82-4314-a5ce-9db4ebb4bf89.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Clinicians Aren’t Talking to Women With HIV About Menopause]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/clinicians-talking-women-hiv-menopause</id>
    <updated>2022-04-27T08:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Just 1 in 10 eligible menopausal women have used hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124507_P04-22-040.jpg_cf56a3ff-1d84-489c-a334-c40389b76623.jpg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Cardiac Abnormalities Seen in People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cardiac-abnormalities-seen-people-living-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cardiac-abnormalities-seen-people-living-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-04-26T11:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Baseline readings in the REPRIEVE study show sex and race differences in electrocardiograph outcomes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124510_P03-22-027.jpg_4993d4ac-f546-47a2-a8d5-291deabb851f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Nation’s First Drug Control Strategy Calls for Expanded Harm Reduction]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/nations-first-drug-control-strategy-calls-expanded-harm-reduction"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/nations-first-drug-control-strategy-calls-expanded-harm-reduction</id>
    <updated>2022-04-22T16:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The White House strategy embraces syringe services, access to housing and naloxone as three science-based approaches.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/124391_iStock-1097149216.jpg_cade4c0e-c06b-4d0a-ae7c-d904565cb98c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black Women Prefer HIV Prevention Shots, but Cost Is a Factor]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-women-prefer-hiv-prevention-shots-cost-factor"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-women-prefer-hiv-prevention-shots-cost-factor</id>
    <updated>2022-04-18T18:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Currently, fewer than 1 in 10 women eligible for HIV prevention medications are taking them.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/124239_iStock-1165275486.jpg_63d1cb62-e146-4fb1-9bf7-0a2bc1ca646a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Should People With HIV Be Prioritized for Lung Cancer Screening?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-prioritized-lung-cancer-screening"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-prioritized-lung-cancer-screening</id>
    <updated>2022-04-15T17:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A small Spanish study suggests that screening people living with HIV for lung cancer results in a high rate of diagnosis.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/124155_P07-19-011.jpg_bcc06b22-4b1b-49f1-b91e-7f5076aab786.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Triumeq Now Available for Small Children]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/triumeq-now-available-small-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/triumeq-now-available-small-children</id>
    <updated>2022-04-05T15:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The approval makes this the first single-pill regimen containing dolutegravir available in a water-dispersible formulation.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/123789_RHWi-19-012.jpg_b354b40e-48c2-426f-8531-d6823fcc3f0b.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Low Testosterone at Middle Age May Persist Despite HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/low-testosterone-middle-age-may-persist-despite-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/low-testosterone-middle-age-may-persist-despite-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T17:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Aging, weight gain and efavirenz use were all associated with lower free testosterone levels in men living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123535_blood-test-tubes-iStock-157986681.jpg_c5f3b9de-241c-495f-9e5d-ff44f66f5875.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Taking the First Step]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/taking-first-step</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[On average, people aging with HIV took 1,630 fewer steps a day than their HIV-negative peers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123252_P04-22-010.jpg_1f7665e2-0efe-46f2-92ed-adc01a935553.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Bones Take a Hit From Menopause and HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/bones-take-hit-menopause-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/bones-take-hit-menopause-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Anjali Sharma, MD, and colleagues tested the bone density of 158 women living with HIV and 86 HIV-negative women.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123325_P04-22-012.jpg_7f03e303-16d7-4d37-b51a-835625e5720c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Puts Black People at Risk for HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/puts-black-people-risk-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/puts-black-people-risk-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Social vulnerability may play a role.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123245_P04-22-009.jpg_cbfcefd4-5f51-4d40-83f6-4e0694a20136.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[59% of Trans Women With HIV Are Undetectable]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/59-trans-women-hiv-undetectable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/59-trans-women-hiv-undetectable</id>
    <updated>2022-03-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How well is the medical system serving transgender women living with HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123260_P04-22-011.jpg_3ecda9bd-9daa-440e-bd12-8c4c124afb63.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gay Latino Men at Highest Risk for HIV Are Five Times More Likely to Use PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gay-latino-men-highest-risk-hiv-five-times-likely-use-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gay-latino-men-highest-risk-hiv-five-times-likely-use-prep</id>
    <updated>2022-03-24T13:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But disparities in access to health care and PrEP are limiting access for young men, who are acquiring HIV at higher rates.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123370_iStock-904574176.jpg_b9516378-f6b1-4f2d-957a-3557ed48c9ba.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is Home HPV Testing the Future for People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/home-hpv-testing-future-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/home-hpv-testing-future-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-03-22T11:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A pilot program is assessing whether self-testing for the cancer-causing virus can reach women who otherwise might not get screened.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123276_iStock-1212440479.jpg_e71a9dd0-4e6d-4fe5-8f82-21d7346243b3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Moving Better With Chronic Pain May Depend on Leg Strength]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/moving-better-chronic-pain-may-depend-leg-strength"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/moving-better-chronic-pain-may-depend-leg-strength</id>
    <updated>2022-03-18T14:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Chronic pain due to peripheral neuropathy can make movement difficult, but moderate strength training may improve quality of life.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/123153_treadmill-is-000036669840.jpg_dbb45b25-511b-4105-9939-16b435178d45.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Income May Be the Biggest Determinant of Whether Women Stay on PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/income-may-biggest-determinant-whether-women-stay-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/income-may-biggest-determinant-whether-women-stay-prep</id>
    <updated>2022-03-17T11:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An eight-year review of medical records shows that PrEP persistence is associated with higher income and private insurance.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/123093_iStock-1189795103.jpg_5524cff9-338f-4305-99ac-536dedc603ee.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Need HIV/HCV Therapy Plus Drug Use Treatment? Try a Federal Facility]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/need-hivhcv-therapy-plus-drug-use-treatment-try-federal-facility"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/need-hivhcv-therapy-plus-drug-use-treatment-try-federal-facility</id>
    <updated>2022-03-15T13:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Pickings for concurrent treatment are slim in Ending the HIV Epidemic rural communities.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/122944_iStock-942799586.jpg_81c1c3ec-1321-401c-80f7-d2ae32f5ce1e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ending HIV Criminalization Starts With Me]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ending-hiv-criminalization-starts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ending-hiv-criminalization-starts</id>
    <updated>2022-03-07T10:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[How HIV criminalization laws target women—and how women are fighting back<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/122424_P04-22-criminalization2.jpg_cfa56fc3-25d1-4096-9ebd-7a890aaf9c90.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Given A Choice, Young Women Prefer Vaginal Ring for PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/given-choice-young-women-prefer-vaginal-ring-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/given-choice-young-women-prefer-vaginal-ring-prep</id>
    <updated>2022-03-04T17:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Previous research has shown low rates of use of HIV prevention products, but the tide could be turning.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/122371_iStock-1165275486.jpg_cffac329-2e20-4e1b-81c6-8c85152bf989.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Study Reveals Delays, Copays and Stigma for HIV-Positive People in Jail]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/study-reveals-delays-copays-stigma-hivpositive-people-jail"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/study-reveals-delays-copays-stigma-hivpositive-people-jail</id>
    <updated>2022-03-01T17:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV often come from heavily policed neighborhoods. HIV criminalization laws compound this disparity.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/122220_jail-cell-is-000005365098-Large.jpg_a6a497a2-3867-4974-b96f-0d4f82b447e3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[ADAP Is Not Keeping Pace With Increasing HIV in Black and Latino Communities]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/adap-keeping-pace-increasing-hiv-black-latino-communities"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/adap-keeping-pace-increasing-hiv-black-latino-communities</id>
    <updated>2022-02-25T16:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Data suggest that white Americans are using the AIDS Drug Assistance Program more than their Black or Latino counterparts.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/122035_CHSu-20-006.jpg_87d4b44b-561c-4dc2-953d-8cd132f9765f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is It Time for Free HIV Self-Tests From the Government?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/time-free-hiv-selftests-government"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/time-free-hiv-selftests-government</id>
    <updated>2022-02-24T16:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A program that mailed free HIV tests to 100,000 Americans did a better job of reaching people who’d never been tested.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/122003_iStock-1341899607.jpg_d0f2bdf4-601e-4aef-86cf-13e7383fd08f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Apretude and Oral PrEP Could Decrease New HIV Diagnoses by up to Half]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/apretude-oral-prep-decrease-new-hiv-diagnoses-half"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/apretude-oral-prep-decrease-new-hiv-diagnoses-half</id>
    <updated>2022-02-18T14:52:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, the benefit would be less evident in Georgia, the state with the highest lifetime risk of acquiring HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/121761_care-treat-map.jpg_9ee85da1-9c97-49ff-b07e-f0d3172345a5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino People Have a Higher Lifetime Risk of HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-people-higher-lifetime-risk-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-people-higher-lifetime-risk-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-02-16T17:56:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nine out of the 10 areas with the highest likelihood of being diagnosed with HIV are located in the South.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121693_iStock-617572232.jpg_054262d4-5f75-456b-a8b4-77b818c97c6d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trade-Off for Trans Women Between Hormones and Heart Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tradeoff-trans-women-hormones-heart-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tradeoff-trans-women-hormones-heart-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T16:15:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Feminizing hormones used by transgender women living with HIV may alter susceptibility to heart disease.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121588_A-transgender-woman-meeting-her-doctor-in-the-waiting-room-of--doctors-office.jpg_7ba16d15-f66d-4dbf-a2a8-d29c9687242d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Living With HIV Are at Risk for Heart  Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-risk-heart-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-living-hiv-risk-heart-disease</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies suggest that screening people living with HIV for heart disease  may improve longevity.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121441_P03-22-027.jpg_23a6981a-299a-47d9-9d89-2aa92b13518c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Stigma and Missed Meds Go Hand in Hand]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-missed-meds-go-hand-hand"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/stigma-missed-meds-go-hand-hand</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Stigmatizing comments and experiences may be partly to blame for lower adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121433_P03-22-024.jpg_867aae75-14b5-41b7-b5df-a50c37ce7597.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Aging With HIV and Other Chronic Conditions]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aging-hiv-chronic-conditions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aging-hiv-chronic-conditions</id>
    <updated>2022-02-14T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Mental health conditions and heart disease are driving rising rates of polypharmacy and multimorbidity among people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121439_P03-22-026.jpg_c6e2f694-7436-41bf-b214-9cedd3efc893.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Prevention Ring Withdrawn From FDA Consideration]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-prevention-ring-withdrawn-fda-consideration"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-prevention-ring-withdrawn-fda-consideration</id>
    <updated>2022-02-11T13:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The nonprofit that developed the vaginal ring suggests it would be unlikely to get approval in the United States.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/121488_iStock-936147636.jpg_6dff047d-3ab1-48df-ad53-2007c4bc3aa1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Potential New Treatment for Atherosclerosis in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/potential-new-treatment-atherosclerosis-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/potential-new-treatment-atherosclerosis-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-02-08T14:51:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists are looking at whether blocking the receptor PCSK9 could reduce heart disease in people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121316_P10-21-004.jpg_e53d335a-ede0-49e3-a854-8a1d11f4419b.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lack of Access to Resources Makes Black Folks More Vulnerable to HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lack-access-resources-makes-black-folks-vulnerable-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lack-access-resources-makes-black-folks-vulnerable-hiv</id>
    <updated>2022-02-07T16:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It’s not race itself but the lingering effects of racism and community disinvestment that lead to higher HIV rates among Black people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/121296_P09-21-012.jpg_da637f4c-d6a1-4edc-b826-736eb6b6237c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Bone Loss at Menopause Go Hand in Hand]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-bone-loss-menopause-go-hand-hand"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-bone-loss-menopause-go-hand-hand</id>
    <updated>2022-02-03T08:10:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For menopausal women with HIV, calcium supplementation may not be enough to maintain bone health.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/121228_x-rays-TS-515701857.jpg_c6c836bb-ea17-487f-863a-0450197a866c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Majority of Transgender Women With HIV Are Undetectable]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/majority-transgender-women-hiv-undetectable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/majority-transgender-women-hiv-undetectable</id>
    <updated>2022-01-25T11:37:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Most transgender women with HIV were eventually linked to care, but fewer received care in a timely manner.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120875_iStock-1159690466.jpg_eed1d68f-89ae-432f-87cf-af74cce64f39.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Updated Guidelines: TAF In, Cabenuva Out for Pregnant People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/updated-guidelines-taf-cabenuva-pregnant-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/updated-guidelines-taf-cabenuva-pregnant-people</id>
    <updated>2022-01-24T11:41:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New HIV treatment guidelines boost TAF and dolutegravir but warn about Trogarzo and advise against Cabenuva for pregnant people.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/120877_pregnant-P07-18-022.jpg_59c00699-b5b4-459b-8889-4b6dbf929731.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino Folks Are Less Likely to Be Referred for PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-folks-less-likely-referred-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-folks-less-likely-referred-prep</id>
    <updated>2022-01-19T13:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Clinicians and public health workers are still failing Black and Latino communities when it comes to HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120810_P10-21-034.jpg_d6393e00-afbb-4ad2-97fd-f8c5d0c70e80.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gay Men With HIV Should Be Informed They Can Have Children]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gay-men-hiv-informed-can-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gay-men-hiv-informed-can-children</id>
    <updated>2022-01-18T16:40:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Informing gay and bi men that parenthood is possible through U=U could quell HIV stigma.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/120797_gay-men-hold-hands-10239808.jpg_a2bb59d6-96b4-4a4a-bb6b-5281ae844194.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Treatment Means Fewer Orphans Too]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-treatment-means-fewer-orphans"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-treatment-means-fewer-orphans</id>
    <updated>2022-01-10T17:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study showed that as HIV treatment expanded, teens lost fewer parents to the virus.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120650_iStock-70305099-LARGE.jpg_641e8360-210d-407e-b230-a0be50b24bd0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dominican Republic Is Doing the Most to Fund Ending HIV Among Trans People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dominican-republic-fund-ending-hiv-among-trans-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dominican-republic-fund-ending-hiv-among-trans-people</id>
    <updated>2022-01-05T15:43:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The nation tops the list of countries that not only include trans people in their plans to end HIV but also back policy with funding.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/120463_Caribbean-islands-iStock-505017846.jpg_9d9610a5-92d9-491f-804f-a90ff28b247e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Race, Individual Behavior and Structural HIV Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/race-individual-behavior-structural-hiv-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/race-individual-behavior-structural-hiv-risk</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Need more proof that individual behavior isn’t the only thing that determines whether you acquire HIV?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120321_P01-22-030.jpg_bb250913-f39e-43d5-84a6-6b5ea470812c.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lost in Translation: U=U]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lost-translation-uu"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lost-translation-uu</id>
    <updated>2022-01-03T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The news that an undetectable viral load prevents people from transmitting HIV through sex is getting lost in translation.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120319_P01-22-029.jpg_4d488d96-0ba1-4d38-9365-470b20ea492a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tivicay Bests Non-Integrase Therapy as First- and Second-Line HIV Treatment For Kids]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tivicay-bests-nonintegrase-therapy-first-secondline-hiv-treatment-kids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tivicay-bests-nonintegrase-therapy-first-secondline-hiv-treatment-kids</id>
    <updated>2021-12-30T14:51:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A high-quality trial should improve access to dolutegravir for children worldwide.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120288_iStock-70305099-LARGE.jpg_d371c177-ab34-439c-bc99-400ccd0f58ad.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Eating Healthier and Moving More Make Older People With HIV Feel Better]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/eating-healthier-moving-make-older-people-hiv-feel-better"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/eating-healthier-moving-make-older-people-hiv-feel-better</id>
    <updated>2021-12-27T15:14:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Maybe it’s time to make your New Year’s resolution.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/120146_treadmill-is-000036669840.jpg_85c00aea-4f9f-4e3a-9e6e-ed75c4a44456.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[High CD4 Counts Equal Longevity, Except for Heart Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/high-cd4-counts-equal-longevity-except-heart-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/high-cd4-counts-equal-longevity-except-heart-disease</id>
    <updated>2021-12-23T15:17:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A large analysis of Austrian people living with HIV suggests that high CD4 counts are no protection against heart disease.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/120107_iStock-612731716.jpg_8a1e9c88-1522-4a87-87c8-850c04cd767b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Deaf People Aging With HIV Face Communication Barriers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/deaf-people-aging-hiv-face-communication-barriers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/deaf-people-aging-hiv-face-communication-barriers</id>
    <updated>2021-12-20T14:39:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Focus group shows health care systems’ inability to communicate with HIV-positive deaf people is impacting care and quality of life.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/120007_iStock-1044469234.jpg_c36beb31-a5c1-4f52-8594-42eefc4911c6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Another Large Study Confirms Link Between HIV and Heart Failure]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-large-study-confirms-link-hiv-heart-failure"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-large-study-confirms-link-hiv-heart-failure</id>
    <updated>2021-12-17T07:04:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It may be time for younger people, Asian Americans and women with HIV to get tested for heart problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119957_stethoscope-heart-is-000012843122.jpg_697ccbb3-e552-4b8e-bf49-3b45bcdb8347.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[All Together Now: Needle Exchange and HIV Telehealth in Miami]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/together-now-needle-exchange-hiv-telehealth-miami"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/together-now-needle-exchange-hiv-telehealth-miami</id>
    <updated>2021-12-13T14:23:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A novel tele–harm reduction approach helped people with HIV start treatment and achieve an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/119709_hands-TS-457383369.jpg_fd113e3c-6086-4b42-8bf5-92e4665a1825.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Like the Morning-After Pill, but for HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/like-morningafter-pill-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/like-morningafter-pill-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-12-10T15:11:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An innovative approach to postexposure prophylaxis gives people access to it before they need it.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119618_iStock-852288906.jpg_b0f17f5e-6c5d-4c9e-bfc0-93ae0e0df160.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Take This Article With You When You Request HIV PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/take-article-request-hiv-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/take-article-request-hiv-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-12-08T13:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Starting today, the CDC recommends that clinicians prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis to anyone who asks for it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119469_iStock-1128368220.jpg_b4ad548c-0524-4338-8ae4-312601cbcc68.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What’s New in the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-updated-national-hivaids-strategy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-updated-national-hivaids-strategy</id>
    <updated>2021-12-03T17:18:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For starters, the five-year National HIV/AIDS Strategy centers people living with HIV and addresses racism. These six elements stand out.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/119336_P12-21-005.jpg_551605d4-07b9-4ec8-a68b-85b5bf066972.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Racism in Medical Settings May Reduce Willingness to Take HIV Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/racism-medical-settings-may-reduce-willingness-take-hiv-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/racism-medical-settings-may-reduce-willingness-take-hiv-meds</id>
    <updated>2021-11-26T16:09:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV stigma and worries about disclosure were also associated with lower odds of taking treatment as prescribed.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/119018_iStock-1249641728.jpg_e7d8ff57-568d-419f-8a58-39a680e5094a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[System-Wide Failure to Protect Straight Black and Latino People From HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/systemwide-failure-protect-straight-black-latino-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/systemwide-failure-protect-straight-black-latino-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-11-25T08:44:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Heterosexual Black adults were 20 times more likely and Latinos were four times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118983_RH-Sum-19-003.jpg_f671aa20-9c5f-4619-8a46-9f0ab7502164.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What's the Best Way to Recruit Black Men With HIV Into Studies?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/best-way-recruit-black-men-hiv-studies"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/best-way-recruit-black-men-hiv-studies</id>
    <updated>2021-11-24T06:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Recruiting gay and bisexual Black men living with HIV into clinical trials may be as easy as walking into a clinic.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/118940_gay-black-men-iStock-596794458.jpg_75922b62-8dc6-4a56-b9e2-59463244fcb8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[These States Are Falling Further Behind in Providing HIV PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/states-falling-behind-providing-hiv-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/states-falling-behind-providing-hiv-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-11-19T08:44:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[So far, it appears that there has been no catching up between early- and late-adopting states.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/118809_iStock-942799586.jpg_9d22ea51-2fae-4ce6-a3c7-5a64145d73b1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Newer Formulation of Tenofovir Linked to Elevated Blood Lipids]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/newer-formulation-tenofovir-linked-elevated-blood-lipids"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/newer-formulation-tenofovir-linked-elevated-blood-lipids</id>
    <updated>2021-11-17T11:31:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Switching from TDF to TAF was associated with a less favorable blood fat profile.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/118729_CHFa-20-026.jpg_582eff4b-50a1-480c-aed8-40a9f5909620.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Health Hacks for Happier Sex]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/health-hacks-happier-sex"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/health-hacks-happier-sex</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Want more get-up-and-go in your sex life?<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118115_P12-21-017.jpg_6f309b53-f812-4568-8baf-48452d0793b5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Another HIV Vaccine Disappointment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-hiv-vaccine-disappointment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-hiv-vaccine-disappointment</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An experimental vaccine regimen did not protect young women from acquiring HIV in a large study in sub-Saharan Africa.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118110_P12-21-015.jpg_e2b7d16b-e039-4352-aa18-ba11eb9a131e.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HPV Vaccines: The Next HIV Prevention Tool?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hpv-vaccines-next-hiv-prevention-tool"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hpv-vaccines-next-hiv-prevention-tool</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Dozens of types of HPV can live in the human genital tract, which can increase a women’s risk of acquiring HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118113_P12-21-016.jpg_a01f524e-4eab-43ce-b901-ae2f244c9bf6.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting to the Heart of Cardiovascular Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/getting-heart-cardiovascular-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/getting-heart-cardiovascular-risk</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T11:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If you’re living with HIV, you might be 50% more likely to experience heart disease compared with your HIV-negative peers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118106_P12-21-014.jpg_75d0ed0b-0a96-4ef1-835c-2eb6daf0d8d2.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Not Lost]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lost-harold-phillips"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lost-harold-phillips</id>
    <updated>2021-11-15T10:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new Office of National AIDS Policy director seeks structural change and an end to the HIV epidemic.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118061_P12-21-005.jpg_33d2f194-6bfd-44f8-9cf1-f46d15236d2a.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Quantifying the Drop in HIV Care During COVID-19]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/quantifying-drop-hiv-care-covid19"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/quantifying-drop-hiv-care-covid19</id>
    <updated>2021-11-12T11:31:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study shows just one snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the health and access to care among people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/118551_iStock-1264358195.jpg_8888beca-8781-4df0-99f6-5eb5e503874d.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Aging With HIV Comes With Other Health Concerns]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aging-hiv-comes-health-conditions"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aging-hiv-comes-health-conditions</id>
    <updated>2021-11-10T06:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A large study found that heart disease and mental health conditions are driving use of multiple medications as people age.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/118468_pill-bottle-box-ts-483389913.jpg_4eae768f-4eb2-4370-a0f5-1d29497e0494.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A New National HIV Strategy Is Coming. What Might It Include?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/new-national-hiv-strategy-coming-might-include"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/new-national-hiv-strategy-coming-might-include</id>
    <updated>2021-11-09T13:31:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV loudly objected to the purely biomedical “Ending the HIV Epidemic” plan.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/118336_capitol-build-is-000012685951.jpg_e9a9d3c7-d19d-4bbe-8add-9859fa3076c2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[White People Who Inject Drugs Took More Risks, but More Black People Got HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/white-people-inject-drugs-took-risks-black-people-got-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/white-people-inject-drugs-took-risks-black-people-got-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-10-29T20:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[It’s unclear how many Black participants had health insurance or lived in places where needle exchanges are legal.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/117588_iStock-628333906.jpg_1ff1be21-07ca-4073-9642-4b419715cf4a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Biktarvy Is Now An Option for Younger Children]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-now-option-younger-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/biktarvy-now-option-younger-children</id>
    <updated>2021-10-27T11:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration approved the single-pill treatment for children weighing at least 30 pounds.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/117476_childern-iStock-517491102.jpg_66834abd-17a7-4277-8d4d-f2ece52a003c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV on Medicare Are Younger and Take More Medications]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-medicare-younger-take-medications"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-medicare-younger-take-medications</id>
    <updated>2021-10-25T08:37:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This group is also more likely to have multiple chronic conditions compared with their HIV-negative peers.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/117335_iStock-157583467.jpg_6532548e-7233-47e3-a93a-c5216a5a73ae.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U=U Is Important for HIV Health, but U.S. Providers Less Consistent in Sharing Message]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/uu-important-hiv-health-us-providers-less-consistent-sharing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/uu-important-hiv-health-us-providers-less-consistent-sharing</id>
    <updated>2021-10-19T16:03:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The health and prevention benefits of an undetectable viral load may be uniquely important in the American health care system.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/117222_iStock-1163756382.jpg_87c4575a-bb41-40e3-b604-51719b692413.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dolutegravir Trumps Other HIV Meds in Cutting Viral Load—Even With Missed Doses]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-trumps-hiv-meds-cutting-viral-loadeven-missed-doses"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-trumps-hiv-meds-cutting-viral-loadeven-missed-doses</id>
    <updated>2021-10-18T13:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Compared to other common HIV treatments, dolutegravir-based regimens maintained viral suppression even without perfect adherence.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/117121_CHSu-20-006.jpg_15e4b249-277a-4c45-b950-3624c45f30ec.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[How Does HIV Cause Lymphoma?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lymphoma-cause-cancer-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lymphoma-cause-cancer-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-10-15T16:06:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some types of lymphoma are considered AIDS-defining illnesses, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they're caused by HIV itself.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/117073_hiv-infected-h9-t-cell-6813396647-o.jpg_d391b700-de0f-4dee-a99f-fe8975c4883d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Older Than 50? Think About Your Kidneys When Considering HIV PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/older-50-think-kidneys-considering-hiv-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/older-50-think-kidneys-considering-hiv-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-10-12T16:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Descovy may be a better option than Truvada for those at risk for kidney problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116943_iStock-1128368220.jpg_b741a1ba-9d0d-43f2-ac94-a0919839fef2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectables and Older People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-older-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-older-people</id>
    <updated>2021-10-11T13:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Here are considerations for long-term survivors thinking about switching HIV treatments.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/116741_Hiv-and-Aging-1.jpg_c4f924b3-050a-4f90-9895-d4d938e74637.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Long-Acting Injectables and Younger People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-younger-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/longacting-injectables-younger-people</id>
    <updated>2021-10-11T13:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Under 30? Here’s what to consider if you’re thinking about switching HIV treatments.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116739_P04-20-002.jpg_bd91c56e-ab38-4145-9d43-ccee04c8ab3c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Making a Different Choice]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/making-different-choice"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/making-different-choice</id>
    <updated>2021-10-11T13:26:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Switching to a long-acting injectable was right on time for these three people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116736_Hurdle-Victor.jpg_5f08b8f4-e49b-491d-8d65-532da71f0336.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black Women With HIV Die Earlier Than White Female or Black Male Peers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-women-hiv-die-earlier-white-female-black-male-peers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-women-hiv-die-earlier-white-female-black-male-peers</id>
    <updated>2021-10-07T12:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite effective treatment, Black women continue to bear the brunt of HIV mortality.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116820_iStock-910866308.jpg_5c6eda95-ba1e-486a-97d5-c2b975e54f91.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Chemsex Tripled Likelihood That Men With HIV Were “Very Unhappy” With Sex Lives]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/chemsex-tripled-likelihood-men-hiv-unhappy-sex-lives"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/chemsex-tripled-likelihood-men-hiv-unhappy-sex-lives</id>
    <updated>2021-10-05T08:57:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Gay and bi men who used drugs during sex were also more likely to miss doses of their HIV meds.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/116718_banana-iStock-502021819.jpg_e9c2436c-8386-41ea-9ac5-0b6f8ab72074.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[La pluma y el cuchillo: atravesar la vida con dolor crónico]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/la-pluma-y-el-cuchillo-atravesar-la-vida-con-dolor-cronico"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/la-pluma-y-el-cuchillo-atravesar-la-vida-con-dolor-cronico</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[El dolor crónico es una realidad para demasiada gente que vive con el VIH.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116660_POZ-EE-Fall-21-014.jpg_2d43cc34-d8db-4d78-82d2-c240c9131e49.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Fast Lane to Undetectable]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/fast-lane-undetectable"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/fast-lane-undetectable</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People in JumpstART achieved viral suppression three times faster than those in the control group.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116568_P10-21-006.jpg_7665d7a0-2abb-45c1-942e-593a8b691c61.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting Mobile to Bring People Back Into HIV Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/getting-mobile-bring-people-back-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/getting-mobile-bring-people-back-care</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A cross-sectional study asked 50 people which of six different models of care would make HIV treatment doable for them.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116597_testing-van.jpg_b18d4d0d-cc2d-4655-9fa2-3a4d3a5115c5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Cardiovascular System on Fire]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cardiovascular-system-fire"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cardiovascular-system-fire</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The first data from the much anticipated REPRIEVE trial on statin medications for people with HIV are out.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116571_P10-21-007.jpg_6a30d71c-e809-4b2f-957d-c57a6a2abef5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Have Hormones, Will PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hormones-will-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hormones-will-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-10-04T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study suggests that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) pills work at full potency in women of trans experience who use feminizing hormones.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116573_P10-21-008.jpg_acc86252-2df3-4367-b8b6-7ed72005e5a7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lack of Housing Linked to HIV, HCV Spikes Among People Who Inject Drugs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lack-housing-linked-hiv-hcv-spikes-among-people-inject-drugs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lack-housing-linked-hiv-hcv-spikes-among-people-inject-drugs</id>
    <updated>2021-10-01T14:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Unstable housing is also associated with a higher HIV viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116605_iStock-949215934.jpg_a6bc68ab-7636-4e0a-8ae2-1f3f5c12ec87.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[During Menopause, Biomarker for Heart Disease Rises in Women With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/menopause-biomarker-heart-disease-rises-women-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/menopause-biomarker-heart-disease-rises-women-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-09-29T17:24:47-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Markers of immune activation rose, but only temporarily, around the transition to menopause.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116451_woman-weights-is-000047789988.jpg_66b8fc5a-6d87-45d2-9059-61b57bc606fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Is There a PrEP-to-Primary Care Pipeline?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/preptoprimary-care-pipeline"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/preptoprimary-care-pipeline</id>
    <updated>2021-09-28T11:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Taking Truvada or Descovy to prevent HIV may be the first opportunity to encounter regular health care.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116414_iStock-1163756382.jpg_a06c62fc-d54b-46c8-b3e2-68bba8191ad7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Public Health Leader Will Be First African to Helm PEPFAR]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/public-health-leader-will-first-african-helm-pepfar"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/public-health-leader-will-first-african-helm-pepfar</id>
    <updated>2021-09-27T12:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[John Nkengasong, MD, brings years of experience with U.S. and African policy to the role.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116388_Africa-Map-iStock-10318633-XLARGE.jpg_4f5efe50-54e4-49f8-a54f-f8a7696c0baf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Closer Look at the Long-Term Impact of HIV Cure Research]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/closer-look-longterm-impact-hiv-cure-research"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/closer-look-longterm-impact-hiv-cure-research</id>
    <updated>2021-09-24T13:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Scientists are getting a better sense of the risks and benefits of treatment interruptions in cure research.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/116323_iStock-484390044.jpg_639dd157-690d-4235-972e-9ddb81070a55.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[No, Truvada and Descovy PrEP Are Not “AIDS Vaccine Pills”]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-descovy-prep-aids-vaccine-pills"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-descovy-prep-aids-vaccine-pills</id>
    <updated>2021-09-23T15:35:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[More HIV prevention misinformation is coming from the right.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116295_fake-news-iStock-639579644.jpg_0d575f18-1b96-41f9-a86b-75f795ca0ec0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Don’t Underestimate the Benefit of HIV PrEP for Trans Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/underestimate-benefit-hiv-prep-trans-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/underestimate-benefit-hiv-prep-trans-women</id>
    <updated>2021-09-22T08:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[According to a recent study, transgender women might benefit more than they think from the prevention pill.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/116218_P10-21-008.jpg_df843ccc-1744-432b-9bb8-300d26e0fd20.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black Women With HIV Are Less Likely to Receive Adequate Treatment During Pregnancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-women-hiv-less-likely-receive-adequate-treatment-pregnancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-women-hiv-less-likely-receive-adequate-treatment-pregnancy</id>
    <updated>2021-09-20T16:17:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Between 2004 and 2014, African-American women in South Carolina were less likely to receive guideline-based treatment.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/116201_P12-18-025.jpg_1b708a13-eeaa-48cc-88dc-9083f32e7928.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“False Information in a Post You Just Shared”: Coming to HIV News Soon?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/false-information-post-just-shared-coming-hiv-news-soon"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/false-information-post-just-shared-coming-hiv-news-soon</id>
    <updated>2021-09-13T16:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Could sites like Facebook, Google and Twitter help fight misinformation and end the HIV epidemic?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/115944_HEP-Flip-Fall-17-005.jpg_305ce6a5-aa60-4415-80c1-0b626c7de3d3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Even Measures Designed for People With HIV Underestimate Cardiovascular Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/even-measures-designed-people-hiv-underestimate-cardiovascular-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/even-measures-designed-people-hiv-underestimate-cardiovascular-risk</id>
    <updated>2021-09-08T17:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An HIV-specific model underestimated the risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/115810_iStock-1131552689.jpg_ee106cf7-1aff-492b-a052-362b60e3808a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Truvada or Descovy for PrEP? Your Lab Work May Tell You]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-descovy-prep-lab-work-may-tell"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/truvada-descovy-prep-lab-work-may-tell</id>
    <updated>2021-09-07T11:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Sometimes the older formulation of tenofovir is a better choice for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/115750_Descoy-Truvada.jpg_6ac7a8ea-f1c6-4fe1-b62f-a06266b4f646.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Youth Doesn’t Protect People With HIV Against Heart Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/youth-protect-people-hiv-heart-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/youth-protect-people-hiv-heart-disease</id>
    <updated>2021-09-02T18:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People living with HIV in the U.K. had a much higher risk for heart disease, regardless of age or when they were diagnosed.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/115635_heart-is-000050718558.jpg_415e842b-d60d-4a0a-8631-ee25503ff286.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Americans Get a D on HIV PrEP and an F on U=U]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/americans-get-d-hiv-prep-f-uu"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/americans-get-d-hiv-prep-f-uu</id>
    <updated>2021-09-01T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Despite the introduction of prevention pills and proof that undetectable equals untransmissible, Americans are still ignorant about HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/115389_iStock-487591111.jpg_be2c702f-7530-4c06-94f6-81c14c4cbe2e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Left Your PrEP Appointment Without a Prescription? HIV Risk May Double]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/left-prep-appointment-without-prescription-hiv-risk-may-double"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/left-prep-appointment-without-prescription-hiv-risk-may-double</id>
    <updated>2021-08-31T13:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disparities in who gets a PrEP prescription and who doesn’t show up even among those with access to care.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/115353_emergency-exit-sign-is-000040856170.jpg_3c8a25b1-5d55-4d1e-9459-377ff0247f1c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[For Better Sexual Function, Don’t Smoke and Do Start HIV Treatment Early]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/better-sexual-function-smoke-start-hiv-treatment-early"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/better-sexual-function-smoke-start-hiv-treatment-early</id>
    <updated>2021-08-28T14:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study of cisgender men living with HIV found strong associations with some common health conditions.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/115181_gay-black-men-iStock-867043964.jpg_4a0b9d09-f0b8-498b-95f8-9e7035ab82e5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP Enables Gay and Bi Men to Connect Across HIV Status]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prep-enables-gay-bi-men-connect-across-hiv-status"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prep-enables-gay-bi-men-connect-across-hiv-status</id>
    <updated>2021-08-26T11:10:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Some men living with HIV still practice serosorting, but HIV-negative men on PrEP often were more likely to have HIV-positive partners.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/115105_gay-kiss-iStock-54652928-LARGE.jpg_fef8c90f-b6a3-4630-954f-838f314668bc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women: Want to Be Well Where HIV Rates Are High? Tweet #ShesWell]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-want-hiv-rates-high-tweet-sheswell"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-want-hiv-rates-high-tweet-sheswell</id>
    <updated>2021-08-25T09:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New CDC campaign educates cisgender women about PrEP for HIV prevention.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/115041_RSP-Im-Ready-Social-Static-Toni.jpg_0c4b28ca-96b5-4c66-a61b-25f78cdc3ca7.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Children? No, Thank You, Say the Majority of People Living With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/children-no-thank-you"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/children-no-thank-you</id>
    <updated>2021-08-23T17:59:13-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Whether or not they want kids, access to accurate information and the tools to conceive—or not—are essential for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114978_African-mothers-babies-is-86854775.jpg_adc51684-b866-4218-8454-ba79465c633b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Switching to an Integrase Inhibitor Plus TAF Is Associated With Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/switching-integrase-inhibitor-plus-taf-associated-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/switching-integrase-inhibitor-plus-taf-associated-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2021-08-19T12:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who switched to such a regimen gained up to 10 pounds in nine months.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/114896_iStock-663845678.jpg_1fcc542f-dd48-4aea-a74c-21445232e31d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[To Improve HIV Outcomes, Protect Queer Rights and Prosecute Gender-Based Violence]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/improve-hiv-outcomes-protect-queer-rights-prosecute-genderbased-violence"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/improve-hiv-outcomes-protect-queer-rights-prosecute-genderbased-violence</id>
    <updated>2021-08-17T10:43:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A large international study suggests that changing policies may improve access to HIV treatment and viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114836_iStock-1159681114.jpg_cded6c38-7b85-4415-813d-12f675c25c88.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Updated Treatment and OI Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/updated-treatment-oi-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/updated-treatment-oi-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Human Services recently updated its antiretroviral treatment and opportunistic infection guidelines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114654_P09-21-010.jpg_86973534-5e7f-465f-9b6c-294f6339c211.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Stay in Care for Better Outcomes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/stay-care-better-outcomes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/stay-care-better-outcomes</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[If at first you don’t reach an undetectable viral load, try, try again.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/114652_iStock-532963888.jpg_fd566eb9-4313-4924-818f-2a0e07f17e9f.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Care for Homeless People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-care-homeless-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-care-homeless-people</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A low-barrier HIV care program with access to multiple services in one place can help.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114658_P09-21-011.jpg_c810d4b6-377f-4ae4-9445-f91199984e58.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Feather and the Knife: Navigating Life With Chronic Pain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/feather-knife-navigating-life-chronic-pain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/feather-knife-navigating-life-chronic-pain</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Chronic pain is a fact of life for far too many people living with HIV. But new research aims to address it at its core.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114662_P09-21-023.jpg_315bd08d-5451-49d2-a573-bafcefe1dc56.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Disparities in Viral Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/disparities-viral-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/disparities-viral-suppression</id>
    <updated>2021-08-16T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Differences in HIV viral suppression between Black and white people have little to do with their personal behavior.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114656_P09-21-012.jpg_7e03e6c6-123a-4da3-9e3c-c228057f58b5.jpg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Another Reason to Get the HPV Vaccine: Possible Reduced HIV Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-reason-get-hpv-vaccine-possible-reduced-hiv-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-reason-get-hpv-vaccine-possible-reduced-hiv-risk</id>
    <updated>2021-08-12T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The vaccine protects against nine types of human papillomavirus, including those that cause cervical and anal cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/114609_P07-21-009.jpg_d26ffba7-d10c-4663-8c39-92d27ceb8bea.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Less Sex During the COVID-19 Pandemic May Have Spurred Switch to PrEP 2-1-1]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/less-sex-covid19-pandemic-may-spurred-switch-prep-211"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/less-sex-covid19-pandemic-may-spurred-switch-prep-211</id>
    <updated>2021-08-09T16:43:51-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP taken before and after sex, instead of daily dosing, has been found to be highly effective.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114504_iStock-1125912446.jpg_ba5673cf-8bc1-40d3-9caf-1482ff5a7d8f.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Vaginal Ring and Truvada Safe for HIV Prevention During Late Pregnancy]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/vaginal-ring-truvada-safe-hiv-prevention-late-pregnancy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/vaginal-ring-truvada-safe-hiv-prevention-late-pregnancy</id>
    <updated>2021-08-06T14:22:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Little HIV prevention research has included pregnant women for fear of adverse birth outcomes.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114417_pregnant-iStock-942572814.jpg_f10a6bb2-1b51-4693-a973-033c19309b86.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gay and Bisexual Men Recently Treated for Hep C at High Risk for Reinfection]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gay-bisexual-men-recently-treated-hep-c-high-risk-reinfection"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gay-bisexual-men-recently-treated-hep-c-high-risk-reinfection</id>
    <updated>2021-08-05T16:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive men who have sex with men have the highest rate of hepatitis C reinfection worldwide.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114388_hcv-test-iStock-621140770.jpg_1929a1fc-37c0-49b7-b9a7-f42c5d88781b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Daily and Short-Term Dispensing Optimizes PrEP for Homeless People Who Inject Drugs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/daily-shortterm-dispensing-optimizes-prep-homeless-people-inject-drugs"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/daily-shortterm-dispensing-optimizes-prep-homeless-people-inject-drugs</id>
    <updated>2021-08-04T09:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While many people who inject drugs could benefit from PrEP, very few take it.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114288_iStock-1051833436.jpg_e0ed45b4-0e65-4f63-8673-d995b79fd2ef.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Feminizing Hormones Don’t Affect PrEP Drug Levels]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/feminizing-hormones-affect-prep-drug-levels"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/feminizing-hormones-affect-prep-drug-levels</id>
    <updated>2021-08-02T17:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Studies offer reassurance that transgender women can safely and effectively use PrEP with hormone therapy.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/114172_iStock-1159690466.jpg_6716c9d9-5a80-4d9c-ad19-db80814392dd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Don’t Rush Black Women With Same-Day HIV PrEP Starts]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/rush-black-women-sameday-hiv-prep-starts"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/rush-black-women-sameday-hiv-prep-starts</id>
    <updated>2021-07-22T15:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Ample information, respectful interactions with clinicians and follow-up could be keys to supporting Black women in the South to use PrEP.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113922_iStock-935649226.jpg_261f4c09-0a48-497d-903c-478f08559198.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Will Bring People Living With HIV Back Into Care?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/will-bring-people-living-hiv-back-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/will-bring-people-living-hiv-back-care</id>
    <updated>2021-07-20T15:07:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Hint: It's not HIV-care-as-usual approaches.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/113848_CHSu-21-011.jpg_75072038-3bf1-4b7d-a64d-a13dab726504.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Confirmed: For Black Americans, Biktarvy Effectively Controls HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/confirmed-black-americans-biktarvy-efficiently-controls-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/confirmed-black-americans-biktarvy-efficiently-controls-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-07-19T16:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Undetectable viral load improves longevity and prevents transmission of HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/113799_gay-couple-iStock-2920696-LARGE.jpg_c9b16f76-d518-4f7e-8e26-584bbef21338.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gender-Affirming Care Plus HIV PrEP Coming to Houston (and Elsewhere)]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/genderaffirming-care-plus-hiv-prep-coming-houston-elsewhere"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/genderaffirming-care-plus-hiv-prep-coming-houston-elsewhere</id>
    <updated>2021-07-16T16:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study will test whether providing both together will improve HIV protection for trans women.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113738_iStock-1280810499.jpg_58df7000-aae6-4ea8-b21b-fc5131ddd019.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cisgender Women’s Rectal Tissue May Be More Vulnerable to HIV Than Men’s]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cisgender-womens-rectal-tissue-may-vulnerable-hiv-mens"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cisgender-womens-rectal-tissue-may-vulnerable-hiv-mens</id>
    <updated>2021-07-15T13:48:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What this means for women’s HIV acquisition rates is unclear.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113690_iStock-184627251.jpg_970a817b-6aa3-4007-a259-0b0502ad529a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Indigenous People With HIV Are Twice as Likely to Be Hospitalized as White People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/indigenous-people-hiv-twice-likely-hospitalized-white-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/indigenous-people-hiv-twice-likely-hospitalized-white-people</id>
    <updated>2021-07-14T13:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disparities extend from HIV acquisition all the way through to hospitalization and AIDS-defining illnesses.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113649_iStock-1198454681.jpg_b85e6468-5c7a-47ca-bf5e-b042d463fc96.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Untangling Why Young People Don’t Take PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/untangling-young-people-take-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/untangling-young-people-take-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-07-13T08:14:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Awareness of the HIV prevention pills don’t match their use.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113611_iStock-840195636.jpg_645ca4b7-8b2e-4e76-b44e-6c0fdfbc7cb3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[8% of Teens With HIV Had AIDS-Defining Illnesses After Transitioning to Adult Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/8-teens-hiv-aidsdefining-illnesses-transitioning-adult-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/8-teens-hiv-aidsdefining-illnesses-transitioning-adult-care</id>
    <updated>2021-07-09T08:24:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Immigrants and girls had worse HIV outcomes in this study.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113549_iStock-1072990078.jpg_b81fd8ce-125e-4c2d-9394-f926deb9b9b7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Have High Levels of Inflammation and Coronary Plaque]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-high-levels-inflammation-coronary-plaque"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-high-levels-inflammation-coronary-plaque</id>
    <updated>2021-07-08T11:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[White men and smokers are more likely to have arterial plaque despite low cardiovascular risk scores.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113533_liver-figure-ts-57577645.jpg_b516d44a-a012-4476-a50d-f43e33908eda.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Should the HIV Care Continuum Include Leaving Care?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-care-continuum-include-leaving-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-care-continuum-include-leaving-care</id>
    <updated>2021-07-07T10:49:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The current design of the HIV care continuum is a straight line from diagnosis to an undetectable viral load.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113507_P07-21-021.jpg_59ce8dc2-e8ea-48cf-8557-c31dd10d09e2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dear HIV-Negative Men: Living With HIV Isn’t as Bad as You Think]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dear-hivnegative-men-living-hiv-bad-think"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dear-hivnegative-men-living-hiv-bad-think</id>
    <updated>2021-07-02T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A survey shows what many people with HIV already know: Ideas about what it’s like to live with HIV are way off base.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113329_gay-couple-iStock-55170744-LARGE.jpg_0135c0cd-a159-4072-a0bb-2b82c088687d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Same-Day HIV Treatment Plus Navigation Leads to Faster Viral Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sameday-hiv-treatment-plus-navigation-leads-faster-viral-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sameday-hiv-treatment-plus-navigation-leads-faster-viral-suppression</id>
    <updated>2021-07-01T13:39:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People who started treatment on the same day as their HIV diagnosis achieved an undetectable viral load sooner.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113331_iStock-1047519826.jpg_4b0ac270-96eb-4684-84ca-34958773ec68.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Want PrEP From a Safety Net Clinic? There’s a One in Five Chance You’ll Find It]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/want-prep-safety-net-clinic-one-five-chance-find"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/want-prep-safety-net-clinic-one-five-chance-find</id>
    <updated>2021-06-30T09:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At the start of the “Ending the HIV Epidemic” initiative, safety-net clinics rarely offered PrEP directly.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113263_POZ-EE-FALL-20-015.jpg_a852a322-1aa1-43de-9d68-cd1f9ebf1232.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Infants Born to Women With HIV Are Twice as Likely to Enter Intensive Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/infants-born-women-hiv-twice-likely-enter-intensive-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/infants-born-women-hiv-twice-likely-enter-intensive-care</id>
    <updated>2021-06-29T08:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Preterm birth and low birthweights were more common among infants born to women with HIV, but the infants were no more likely to die.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/113230_baby-feet-is-000056020742.jpg_0b8a6b2c-10de-4181-8534-0adc6bc96363.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sleepless Nights? You’re Not Alone]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sleepless-nights-alone"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sleepless-nights-alone</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Insomnia is all too common among people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112687_P07-21-005.jpg_18f1f8b5-3ff4-4413-8edf-031eabd2fe18.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tivicay, Biktarvy Are Tops for Tots]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tivicay-biktarvy-tops-tots"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tivicay-biktarvy-tops-tots</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[There are now more once-daily treatment options for the tiniest members of the HIV community.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112685_P07-21-004.jpg_84465a9c-f270-41c5-a6ff-eb39a9bae9e0.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cholesterol Drugs Boost Survival]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cholesterol-drugs-boost-survival"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cholesterol-drugs-boost-survival</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A recent study reported found that cholesterol-lowering drugs were linked to reduced mortality among people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112689_P07-21-003.jpg_15d4bde3-41fd-4efa-aa8f-dcca51960a96.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Pick Your Poison]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/pick-poison"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/pick-poison</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[What’s worse for HIV outcomes: smoking or heavy drinking?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112691_bottle-cigarette.jpg_4026e3f6-77cb-45be-9177-10d3d6cb52ee.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Can HIV Treatment Prevent All Transmission of the Virus?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-hiv-treatment-prevent-transmission-virus"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-hiv-treatment-prevent-transmission-virus</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Researchers address unanswered questions about HIV transmission through breastfeeding and injection drug use.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112710_U-equals-U-art.jpg_9d9cb669-6b65-49c7-9852-76d59bf93ab1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Who Got Funding From HRSA’s Black Women First HIV Initiative?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/got-funding-hrsas-black-women-first-hiv-initiative-founders"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/got-funding-hrsas-black-women-first-hiv-initiative-founders</id>
    <updated>2021-06-28T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black women are disproportionately impacted by HIV, but do they receive their fair share of funding?<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/113209_iStock-986192664.jpg_7fcdaf1d-14e2-4400-854e-f485483a32bd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Incidence Among Black Americans Surpassed That of White Americans in 1988]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-incidence-among-black-americans-surpassed-white-americans-1988"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-incidence-among-black-americans-surpassed-white-americans-1988</id>
    <updated>2021-06-24T07:56:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[On the 40th anniversary of the first reported HIV cases, the CDC looks back on how the epidemic has changed.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113002_candle-iStock-72614125.jpg_e1d762bd-f26f-401c-942e-7ec9cc826213.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Heart Disease or Overdose? Untangling Causes of Death for People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/heart-disease-overdose-untangling-causes-death-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/heart-disease-overdose-untangling-causes-death-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-06-23T07:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new study suggests that many deaths among HIV-positive people may be misclassified.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/113000_chest-pain-is-000022552206.jpg_5c48e8a4-936d-4586-8272-006e7c4de350.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[“Know Your Status” Versus U=U: Which Message Improves HIV Testing?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/know-status-versus-uu-message-improves-hiv-testing"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/know-status-versus-uu-message-improves-hiv-testing</id>
    <updated>2021-06-21T15:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new science of HIV may be a winner when it comes to helping more people with HIV maintain their health.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112874_hiv-antibody-testing-kit-48140260338-o.jpg_65998621-a520-4159-ac24-0ec3857b8a87.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[What Can You Do?: HRSA Requests Comments to Support HIV Social Services]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/can-hrsa-requests-comments-support-hiv-social-services"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/can-hrsa-requests-comments-support-hiv-social-services</id>
    <updated>2021-06-17T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV who receive supportive services through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program have a high level of viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112615_doctor-patient-ts-83405647.jpg_cb5bde55-e8b4-4ff1-86a0-13601ea60a14.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Life Span of People With HIV in Latin America Continues to Lengthen]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/life-span-people-hiv-latin-america-continues-lengthen"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/life-span-people-hiv-latin-america-continues-lengthen</id>
    <updated>2021-06-16T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Access to early HIV care is lengthening the lives of people all over the world.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112607_iStock-904574176.jpg_d627e9fc-e1f2-4487-83d1-2a07457aaccb.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[R.I.P. Dr. John L. Peterson: &quot;Because Of Him, Black Gay Lives Matter&quot;]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/rip-dr-john-l-peterson-black-gay-lives-matter"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/rip-dr-john-l-peterson-black-gay-lives-matter</id>
    <updated>2021-06-14T17:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long before health equity was on everyone’s lips, Peterson pioneered research on systemic injustice and its impact on Black men with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/112557_JohnPeterson-group2-adj.jpg_3a2c4adc-3b1d-42c9-97ce-2dd4be6b2507.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Three Steps to Speedier HIV Med Approvals for Pregnant People]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/three-steps-speedier-hiv-med-approvals-pregnant-people"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/three-steps-speedier-hiv-med-approvals-pregnant-people</id>
    <updated>2021-06-10T08:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Right now, it typically takes six years after an HIV drug is approved to obtain data for pregnant people.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/112359_iStock-1187649300.jpg_7e42d74f-ead2-45fe-84ac-562f8a08814c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Official Said No One Had Ever Died of AIDS in Scott County. So We Checked]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/official-said-one-ever-died-aids-scott-county-checked"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/official-said-one-ever-died-aids-scott-county-checked</id>
    <updated>2021-06-09T08:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Citing lack of AIDS cases, Indiana county commissioner votes to shutter needle exchange.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112302_red-ribbon-is-000053650796.jpg_a80595ff-8cb6-4206-9ff6-8eefa5ddf454.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Teens May See Increased Torso Fat but Better Cholesterol With Tivicay]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/teens-may-see-increased-torso-fat-better-cholesterol-tivicay"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/teens-may-see-increased-torso-fat-better-cholesterol-tivicay</id>
    <updated>2021-06-08T11:11:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The small single-site study will need to be replicated in a larger group of adolescents.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/112259_teens-iStock-45650702.jpg_a618a602-57a8-417f-8c48-35821f041f6b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Integrate Adult and Pediatric HIV Care to Ease Youth Transition to Adult Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/integrate-adult-pediatric-hiv-care-ease-youth-transition-adult-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/integrate-adult-pediatric-hiv-care-ease-youth-transition-adult-care</id>
    <updated>2021-06-07T10:05:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Better integration and transition planning was associated with higher rates of viral suppression among youth with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112105_teens-iStock-532969250.jpg_c67d43c5-cb44-4217-8822-0fd534f395dc.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[40 Years In and 10.2 Million People With HIV Still Aren’t on Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/40-years-UNAIDS-progress-to-ending-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/40-years-UNAIDS-progress-to-ending-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-06-03T16:13:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[UNAIDS assesses the progress—and path forward—to a healthy and happy life for all people affected by HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/112037_P01-20-018.jpg_59d84b61-1d33-4d29-9d3e-a78edf079ad6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Worried About Dementia? More Veggies and Less Meat Might Help People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/worried-dementia-veggies-less-meat-might-help-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/worried-dementia-veggies-less-meat-might-help-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-06-03T10:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Meat, sugary beverages and whole milk were associated with more trouble thinking.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111948_vegetables-basket-TS-121032359.jpg_edb51448-bba1-42ba-9b55-b264f606e64d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Two-Drug HIV Regimens Struggle to Match Triple Therapy for Long-Term Survivors]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/twodrug-hiv-regimens-struggle-match-triple-therapy-longterm-survivors"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/twodrug-hiv-regimens-struggle-match-triple-therapy-longterm-survivors</id>
    <updated>2021-06-02T08:30:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many participants on two-drug regimens had more treatment under their belt and more chronic conditions.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/112605_pills-HEP-Flip-WI-17-005.jpg_a0cd0cdd-5785-4a71-8ea0-9931678569f6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Acknowledging Systemic Racism Aids HIV Prevention for Black Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/acknowledging-systemic-racism-aids-hiv-prevention-black-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/acknowledging-systemic-racism-aids-hiv-prevention-black-women</id>
    <updated>2021-05-28T08:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While systemic racism isn’t new, a new way of addressing it could help women protect themselves from HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111731_iStock-1291809774.jpg_e6723a1e-351f-4db5-9481-8538d4dd2142.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Generic PrEP Highlights How Even Low-Cost HIV Care Relies on High Drug Prices]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/generic-prep-highlights-even-lowcost-hiv-care-relies-high-drug-prices"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/generic-prep-highlights-even-lowcost-hiv-care-relies-high-drug-prices</id>
    <updated>2021-05-27T20:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The availability of multiple, low-cost generic versions of PrEP should be good news for access. But will it be?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111727_money-pill-is-000016535503.jpg_76a97edc-bf0a-4f5f-8b84-a1ddb80fa146.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monkey Study Points to Potential Way to Clear HIV Reservoirs]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monkey-viral-reservoir-hiv-immunotherapy"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monkey-viral-reservoir-hiv-immunotherapy</id>
    <updated>2021-05-25T09:19:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Can immunotherapy plus antiretrovirals help the immune system ferret out latent HIV in resting cells?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111585_Rhesus-monkey-Thinkstock-451053193.jpg_7e667a96-b4ff-4229-86ed-66fd01c409a2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Disparity in HIV Viral Suppression Among Blacks and Whites Has Little to Do With Personal Behavior]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/disparity-hiv-viral-suppression-among-blacks-whites-little-personal-behavior"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/disparity-hiv-viral-suppression-among-blacks-whites-little-personal-behavior</id>
    <updated>2021-05-24T09:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Disparities in undetectable viral load had more to do with structural injustices, like homelessness, health insurance and income.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111502_P10-18-012.jpg_7d6a38ae-ca94-4e97-a5fe-c7b7ae40ba78.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Are Women With HIV Breastfeeding? In the U.S., It’s Hard to Know]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-breastfeeding-us-hard-know"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-breastfeeding-us-hard-know</id>
    <updated>2021-05-20T16:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A survey of Black women with HIV found that national policy and cultural beliefs contributed to whether they reported breastfeeding.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111438_breastfeed-iStock-80658847-XLARGE.jpg_270731b8-8051-4822-bcfd-5cfbe4134b4d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Beta Blockers vs. ACE Inhibitors: Which Are Better for People With HIV?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/beta-blockers-vs-ace-inhibitors-better-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/beta-blockers-vs-ace-inhibitors-better-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-05-18T12:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New research suggests that one type of blood pressure treatment trumps the other, but more data are needed.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111317_P01-18-011.jpg_6c7d1fb3-eca0-47a5-a62c-fbfd8cda902a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dutch Teens With HIV May Be Better Adjusted Than Their HIV-Negative Peers]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dutch-teens-hiv-may-better-adjusted-hivnegative-peers"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dutch-teens-hiv-may-better-adjusted-hivnegative-peers</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:42:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Supporting universal access to care and quality-of-life check-ins may be associated with better quality of life for teens with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/111259_iStock-1022394650.jpg_83b424fb-2a1b-4add-89f5-79beb6bd678d.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Prompt Treatment Start Works for Teens]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prompt-treatment-start-works-teens"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prompt-treatment-start-works-teens</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The number of days to an undetectable viral load dropped by nearly two weeks, but there’s more work to do.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110807_P06-21-026.jpg_5af2c2c1-34e6-4f48-9be0-df5c3cd901ec.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trans Surgery Linked to HIV Suppression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/trans-surgery-linked-hiv-suppression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/trans-surgery-linked-hiv-suppression</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Trans people who have gender-affirming surgery are more likely to have undetectable HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110809_P06-21-027.jpg_94bad068-0b46-4b7f-a0b4-864ccd9b5850.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Redefining Support for Mothers Who Have HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/redefining-support-mothers-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/redefining-support-mothers-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[North American experts weigh in on the role of breast feeding in the lives of mothers with well-controlled HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110811_P06-21-028.jpg_d9967d95-41f8-4521-9a5f-847ec943659e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Community Collaboration Cuts HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/community-collaboration-cuts-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/community-collaboration-cuts-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-05-17T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[13,000 gay and bi Black and Latino men received PrEP care through collaboratives.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110813_P06-21-029.jpg_e0594d91-78a9-4975-83ea-a9d7e9f748cd.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Translating an HIV-Connecting Health App en Español]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/translating-hivconnecting-health-app-en-espanol"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/translating-hivconnecting-health-app-en-espanol</id>
    <updated>2021-05-14T12:28:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Engaging in HIV care can be simpler for Spanish speakers in the South, and this clinic app shows one way to do it.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/111227_smart-phone-pocket-RHFA-18-010.jpg_0fd97e8c-d8ec-4642-9fe9-a9ab2e9b5297.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Testing for HIV Along With COVID-19 Could Lead to Earlier Diagnosis]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/testing-hiv-covid19-earlier-hiv-diagnosis"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/testing-hiv-covid19-earlier-hiv-diagnosis</id>
    <updated>2021-05-12T11:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Linking HIV and COVID-19 testing meant one Chicago hospital saw an increase, not a decrease, in early HIV diagnosis and treatment starts.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/111029_COVID-antibody-test-NIH.jpg_1eb49bd3-83ad-4e1c-b9c7-579943f5257b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[To Temper Effects of Cognitive Decline Among Women With HIV, Address Depression]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/temper-effects-cognitive-decline-among-women-hiv-address-depression"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/temper-effects-cognitive-decline-among-women-hiv-address-depression</id>
    <updated>2021-05-11T11:21:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new analysis suggests that the impact of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders differs by sex, race, age and employment status.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110923_iStock-1072990078.jpg_6d58fcf1-b7ea-4e2f-94fd-b9ddf4bbed10.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ongoing Engagement in Care Associated With Drop in HIV Transmission]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ongoing-engagement-hiv-care-associated-drop-hiv-transmission"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ongoing-engagement-hiv-care-associated-drop-hiv-transmission</id>
    <updated>2021-05-06T07:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Getting to undetectable requires continued engagement in care, especially for people facing additional challenges.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/110738_HEPSp-19-007.jpg_f5c485e1-cdd8-4f85-b9ba-56748c7aa4e7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Home of 2015 HIV Outbreak, Indiana County Needle Exchange Up for Debate]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/home-2015-hiv-outbreak-indiana-county-syringe-services-debate"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/home-2015-hiv-outbreak-indiana-county-syringe-services-debate</id>
    <updated>2021-05-05T07:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Scott County syringe program was associated with a substantial drop in new HIV cases since its legalization.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110659_P01-19-002.jpg_bd644ba6-8e55-450f-9106-8aaf321aee36.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Viral Load, Stroke Risk May Go Hand in Hand]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/viral-load-stroke-risk-may-go-hand-hand"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/viral-load-stroke-risk-may-go-hand-hand</id>
    <updated>2021-04-30T12:46:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Stroke is the number one killer of Americans—and nearly twice as common in Black Americans—but the effect of viral load hasn’t been clea...<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/110456_up-arrows-2.jpg_a4b9591c-cfbb-4dd5-9e14-b172c37f9584.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Experts: Clinicians Need Better, More Diverse Sex Ed]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-experts-clinicians-need-better-diverse-sex-ed"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-experts-clinicians-need-better-diverse-sex-ed</id>
    <updated>2021-04-29T10:50:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The training would include accurate information for people affected by HIV of all genders, sexualities and races to gain patients’ trust.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110412_iStock-1139799832.jpg_84f68b27-897b-41a3-b2e6-7df1a0b14471.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino Trans Youth More Likely to Have Been Tested for HIV Than White Youth]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-trans-youth-likely-tested-hiv-white-youth"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-latino-trans-youth-likely-tested-hiv-white-youth</id>
    <updated>2021-04-28T12:04:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study also finds that trans girls are more likely to receive gender-affirming care than trans boys.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/110378_digital-devices-friends-iStock-528972632.jpg_e4eba0ec-e01b-4ccc-a045-a57165d395ad.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Another Role for Syringe Services: PrEP Access]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/another-role-syringe-services-prep-access"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/another-role-syringe-services-prep-access</id>
    <updated>2021-04-27T08:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Six months after starting PrEP, less than half of women who inject drugs were still taking it, but those who did were satisfied with it.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/110293_08-PrEP.jpg_603d50f5-01cc-4167-8ba0-6c4fe74684d2.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Food Insecurity, but Not HIV, Associated With Cognitive Impairment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/food-insecurity-hiv-associated-cognitive-impairment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/food-insecurity-hiv-associated-cognitive-impairment</id>
    <updated>2021-04-26T13:32:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Going hungry for a prolonged period raised the risk of declining mental performance.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/110245_iStock-620716694.jpg_7944e96f-35da-4cfa-b909-09945d948020.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV Diagnosed with Dementia 13 Years Earlier]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-diagnosed-dementia-13-years-earlier"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-diagnosed-dementia-13-years-earlier</id>
    <updated>2021-04-23T17:33:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the context of universal health care, this may be a result of more frequent access to care.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/110197_iStock-912219896.jpg_7b1600c7-33ef-4772-89f5-68a58cbe3ee7.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Smoking Cigarettes, but Not Pot, Linked to Increased Heart Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/smoking-cigarettes-pot-linked-increased-heart-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/smoking-cigarettes-pot-linked-increased-heart-disease</id>
    <updated>2021-04-21T12:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The more someone smoked, the more likely they were to be diagnosed with heart problems.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110068_ash-tray-ts-466633183.jpg_4d9aee7e-b4ea-4c32-b54f-a5160bb135f3.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[National HIV/AIDS Strategy Could Be a Model for COVID-19 Response]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/national-hivaids-strategy-model-covid19-response"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/national-hivaids-strategy-model-covid19-response</id>
    <updated>2021-04-20T12:58:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study of Black and Latino people living with HIV found high rates of resilience and challenges.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/110008_iStock-1212667143.jpg_1d0fe12b-17e7-4441-baf4-460b135f9e76.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Women on HIV Treatment Are Increasingly Open About Breastfeeding]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-treatment-increasingly-open-breastfeeding"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-hiv-treatment-increasingly-open-breastfeeding</id>
    <updated>2021-04-19T16:20:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, it’s still unclear whether Undetectable = Untransmittable extends to breastmilk.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/110064_breast-feed-iStock-75255521-XLARGE.jpg_9749fafe-378e-4f65-9be1-4ba5b8fa921a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Updated Pediatric HIV Guidelines Nod to Tivicay for Infants]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/pediatric-guidelines-hiv-2021"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/pediatric-guidelines-hiv-2021</id>
    <updated>2021-04-15T09:51:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[New guidelines from the Department of Health and Human Services went into effect immediately.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109875_hold-baby-hand-P10-18-008.jpg_6e2bb9f8-3b12-4597-a971-4cb63c299eaf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Than 1 in 3 New PrEP Prescriptions Were for Descovy in 2020]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/1-3-new-prep-prescriptions-descovy-2020"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/1-3-new-prep-prescriptions-descovy-2020</id>
    <updated>2021-04-13T13:12:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Plus, nearly a third of people already taking Truvada for PrEP switched to the new combination pill.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/109804_DescovyTabletinHand.jpg_7c1336fd-93b2-440b-9e7a-bfc88b674d27.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lag in Viral Suppression Among People With Medicaid Persists After Expansion]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lag-viral-suppression-among-people-medicaid-persists-expansion"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lag-viral-suppression-among-people-medicaid-persists-expansion</id>
    <updated>2021-04-12T11:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People newly qualified for Medicaid saw their access to undetectable viral loads inch up.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109752_people-plus-sign-ts-476964032.jpg_37dabc73-d2c9-4301-9cac-010811bd5e3a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Smoking, but Not Drinking, Associated With Worse HIV Outcomes]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/smoking-drinking-associated-worse-hiv-outcomes"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/smoking-drinking-associated-worse-hiv-outcomes</id>
    <updated>2021-04-09T14:34:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Smoking is also associated with heart disease and several types of cancer.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109707_christopher-dart-heartburn.jpg_29538507-eb0b-4894-8360-7d1daea4b5e4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Cholesterol Meds Associated With Less Death in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/nonstatin-cholesterol-meds-associated-less-death-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/nonstatin-cholesterol-meds-associated-less-death-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-04-08T07:38:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An ongoing randomized controlled trial will provide more definitive results in the future.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109982_heart-fish-oil-pills-iStock-610867356.jpg_4935fb00-e6b5-48f0-bfe5-fed3926baa6b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PrEP in Mental Health Facilities: &quot;A Unique Opportunity&quot;]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/prep-mental-health-facilities-unique-opportunity"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/prep-mental-health-facilities-unique-opportunity</id>
    <updated>2021-04-06T18:01:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Should people interested in PrEP be able to access it through the mental health system?<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109583_stress-student-shutterstock-1082133824.jpg_cb76b26d-e4f1-463a-a5db-12ffb243ca32.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Insomnia More Likely to Go Together, Regardless of Age]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-insomnia-likely-go-together-regardless-age"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-insomnia-likely-go-together-regardless-age</id>
    <updated>2021-04-05T19:27:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[But people with HIV are less likely to be diagnosed and treated for insomnia than their HIV-negative peers.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109550_sleep-is-000041704022.jpg_25e3172b-d3a6-4f56-a7dd-9383b10ef4fa.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lancet Calls for a Reckoning on Racism, Universal Health Care to End HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/end-the-epidemic-hiv-lancet-universal-health-care-racism"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/end-the-epidemic-hiv-lancet-universal-health-care-racism</id>
    <updated>2021-04-02T15:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In a series of reports, HIV experts lay out the gaps in plans to end the epidemic and ways to fix them.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109480_souther-states.jpg_29870a61-423b-433d-af58-d57718015af6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Sepsis More Likely to Cause Heart Problems in People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sepsis-heart-problems-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sepsis-heart-problems-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-03-31T13:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Across the life span, non-plaque-related causes of heart attack were more common in people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109367_heart-is-000071434521.jpg_5ff9a446-1df2-48d6-881b-5d934cfef12b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Dolutegravir Plus TAF Associated With Steepest Weight Gain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-plus-taf-associated-steepest-weight-gain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dolutegravir-plus-taf-associated-steepest-weight-gain</id>
    <updated>2021-03-30T13:08:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, all integrase inhibitors were associated with similar weight gain.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109260_HEPSp-19-007b.jpeg_bbe7f61b-6f12-4e85-a4bc-4a57bd12bb33.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Community Collaboration Ups HIV Prevention Among Gay and Bi Black and Latino Men]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/community-collaboration-ups-hiv-prevention-among-gay-bi-black-latino-men"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/community-collaboration-ups-hiv-prevention-among-gay-bi-black-latino-men</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T14:41:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[13,000 gay and bi Black and Latino men received PrEP care through collaboratives.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109171_gay-black-men-iStock-596794458.jpg_273406ee-e52e-405c-bb8b-4f797779b357.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Treatment for All Could End the Epidemic Faster]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-treatment-end-epidemic-faster"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-treatment-end-epidemic-faster</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new CDC model shows that more treatment and less PrEP Would slash new HIV cases by 94%.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108419_P04-21-018.jpg_df4acdf7-fb46-4c1b-8340-b1213d58b881.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Updated Pregnancy and Perinatal Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/updated-pregnancy-perinatal-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/updated-pregnancy-perinatal-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Human Services has updated its HIV treatment and prevention guidelines for pregnant people and their infants.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108560_P04-21-019.jpg_48647d2c-8090-4554-8944-e17604e5d086.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Show Limited Success]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-show-limited-success"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-show-limited-success</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new prevention approach shows promise, but it isn’t heading to the clinic anytime soon.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109005_P04-21-017.jpg_4e10e577-b8e2-4108-b1e1-2d0f7d2f21f6.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Monthly Injectable Cabenuva Approved]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/monthly-injectable-cabenuva-approved"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/monthly-injectable-cabenuva-approved</id>
    <updated>2021-03-29T11:00:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable cabotegravir and rilpivirine are approved for people with viral suppression who would prefer monthly injections to daily pills.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/109011_P04-21-016.jpg_7b4f0f0e-2f52-495e-bc1c-af44770eb142.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Diagnoses Among Native Americans Continue to Rise]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/native-americas-alaska-hiv-diagnosis-rise"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/native-americas-alaska-hiv-diagnosis-rise</id>
    <updated>2021-03-25T14:59:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[However, even as new cases climbed, deaths declined.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/108997_up-arrows-2.jpg_2ed888e4-c998-48af-8038-fc7fe99c127e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Evidence Mounts for Dolutegravir Superiority in Children]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/evidence-mounts-dolutegravir-superiority-children"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/evidence-mounts-dolutegravir-superiority-children</id>
    <updated>2021-03-24T15:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Compared with efavirenz-based regimens, dolutegravir-containing ones resulted in fewer switches and better viral control.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/109307_african-children-ts-163141403.jpg_1625096e-d88f-40ae-91e1-dfa815f2ae10.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Antiretrovirals for HIV Don't Raise Birth Defect Risk]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/antiretrovirals-hiv-raise-birth-defect-risk"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/antiretrovirals-hiv-raise-birth-defect-risk</id>
    <updated>2021-03-23T09:55:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A 30-year retrospective review of abnormalities among infants born to women using antiretrovirals shows low, consistent levels.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108583_black-mother-baby-girl-Heather-Hazzan-SELF.jpg_29d34c23-e6c5-4ad1-b5cf-a87eafa3c2c5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Is Rare When Women Are on Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rare-when-women-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/mother-to-child-hiv-transmission-rare-when-women-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-03-19T15:09:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Study results confirm that dolutegravir is a safe and effective treatment for pregnant women with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/108529_iStock-1152382828.jpg_1a7bde52-550c-46c3-b023-cb2ae09d6332.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People Aging With HIV Expected to Have More Chronic Conditions]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/aging-hiv-chronic-disease-2030"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/aging-hiv-chronic-disease-2030</id>
    <updated>2021-03-16T18:15:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new simulation suggests that by 2030, multimorbidity in people with HIV will rise substantially.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/108299_iStock-612731716.jpg_33304d2b-de74-4af2-8b95-83425b203061.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Gilead and Merck to Collaborate on Next-Generation Long-Acting HIV Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/merck-gilead-collaborate-nextgeneration-longacting-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/merck-gilead-collaborate-nextgeneration-longacting-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-03-15T16:52:00-04:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Long-acting antiretrovirals were the big news at CROI this year; now two of the most promising are joining forces.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108149_P06-19-004.jpg_50566dd3-3677-4811-b910-4fbc75bc1e86.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Trans People Who Have Gender-Affirming Surgery Are More Likely to Have Undetectable HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/gender-afforming-surgery-undetectable-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/gender-afforming-surgery-undetectable-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-03-12T16:48:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV-positive people on Medicaid who had gender-affirming surgeries maintained an undetectable viral load, even after the surgeries.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/108088_A-transgender-woman-in-a-hospital-gown-being-treated-by-a-doctor-a-transgender-man.jpg_ee662530-a8e0-4ae8-a6b7-1f0a5ea5f083.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Clinicians Seldom Refer Black Partners of People With HIV for PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/clinicians-seldom-refer-black-partners-people-hiv-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/clinicians-seldom-refer-black-partners-people-hiv-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-03-10T23:33:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections finds a disturbing disparity.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/108007_iStock-1178864066.jpg_8c17680f-bef7-4d83-b41b-97407f7304e5.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Skip the Switch? HIV Integrase Inhibitors Have a High Barrier to Resistance]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/skip-switch-hiv-integrase-inhibitors-high-barrier-resistance"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/skip-switch-hiv-integrase-inhibitors-high-barrier-resistance</id>
    <updated>2021-03-05T13:55:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People whose viral load rebounds on Tivicay may not need to switch medications.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107642_iStock-636855682.jpg_2747f56e-2cf4-421f-b42d-979bf4deab62.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[A Cream Bests Surgery as Treatment for Abnormal Anal Cells in Men With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/cream-bests-surgery-treatment-abnormal-anal-cells-men-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/cream-bests-surgery-treatment-abnormal-anal-cells-men-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-03-04T09:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[While researchers try to figure out whether treating early anal tissue changes can prevent cancer, some are investigating treatments.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107576_male-reproductive-model-iStock-155355221.jpg_1c4d9608-a963-46a4-9c65-cdd136893343.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Same-Day Treatment Starts Work for Adolescents, Too]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/sameday-treatment-starts-work-adolescents"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/sameday-treatment-starts-work-adolescents</id>
    <updated>2021-03-03T15:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The number of days to an undetectable viral load dropped by nearly two weeks, but there’s more work to do.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107566_teen-boys-iStock-62509392-XLARGE.jpg_9fe21f79-c803-4a03-bd39-55a993134c9c.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Family Physicians and HIV Media Boost Confidence in Accessing Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/family-physicians-hiv-media-boost-confidence-accessing-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/family-physicians-hiv-media-boost-confidence-accessing-care</id>
    <updated>2021-03-01T12:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black and Latino bisexual adults in this small survey had the lowest confidence in accessing HIV care and prevention services.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107257_iStock-629600692.jpg_5993bc98-db3a-40d1-bf20-fc3a9838a401.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black Trans Adults Less Likely to Receive Partner Services]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-trans-adults-less-likely-receive-partner-services"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-trans-adults-less-likely-receive-partner-services</id>
    <updated>2021-02-26T14:06:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Black cisgender people are likelier than whites to be offered services for their partners—but the same isn’t true for Black trans people.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107190_iStock-156820013.jpg_38c30c0b-9fc4-40a5-a317-1dfa5caf4821.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Could HIV Meds Reduce Eye Disease in People on PrEP or HIV Treatment?]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-meds-reduce-eye-disease-people-prep-hiv-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-meds-reduce-eye-disease-people-prep-hiv-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-02-25T13:34:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Basic science may suggest it, but more studies still need to be done.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107173_face-ts-80603948.jpg_69a7ca1f-bfd6-4265-a91b-5c1a207764b1.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Lag Time From First Visit to First HIV Treatment Drops Dramatically]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/lag-time-first-visit-first-treatment-drops-dramatically"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/lag-time-first-visit-first-treatment-drops-dramatically</id>
    <updated>2021-02-22T13:42:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The rapid treatment era is bringing some real rewards for people living with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/107048_pills-iStock-165056741.jpg_f7f20b15-733f-4a36-b0cb-5bbaf83a5f38.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Black People With HIV in Rural Areas Less Likely to Have Undetectable Viral Load]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/black-people-hiv-rural-areas-less-likely-undetectable-viral-load"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/black-people-hiv-rural-areas-less-likely-undetectable-viral-load</id>
    <updated>2021-02-19T11:22:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Rural inequities must be addressed to achieve the Ending the HIV Epidemic goal of 95% viral suppression.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/106925_iStock-620697086.jpg_7f946c01-5be8-4b09-aca8-2dff68a42f78.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[American Women With HIV and Breast Cancer Need Earlier Treatment]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/american-women-hiv-breast-cancer-need-earlier-treatment"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/american-women-hiv-breast-cancer-need-earlier-treatment</id>
    <updated>2021-02-18T11:52:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A meta-analysis of 18 studies found that late diagnosis and mortality were significantly higher among American women than African women.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/107051_iStock-667274668.jpg_be9bc57f-ff61-4fe8-a3d2-fed597881726.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Rectal Lube May Need to Be Supercharged Before It's Feasible]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/rectal-lube-may-need-supercharged-feasible"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/rectal-lube-may-need-supercharged-feasible</id>
    <updated>2021-02-17T13:38:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Early studies of dapivirine lubricant for anal sex indicate how far the field has come—and how far it still has to go.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/106859_iStock-927623548.jpg_096da1e8-7ff4-4129-8937-abc1878467f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Older Adults With HIV Are More Likely to Have Dementia]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/older-adults-hiv-likely-dementia"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/older-adults-hiv-likely-dementia</id>
    <updated>2021-02-15T08:40:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In a well-insured cohort of older people with HIV, antiretroviral treatment didn’t offset the risk for dementia.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/106721_iStock-912219896.jpg_83f700df-c719-4232-b5e4-dbdc901ace4e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Housing Trumps Insurance in Keeping People With HIV in Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/housing-trumps-insurance-keeping-people-hiv-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/housing-trumps-insurance-keeping-people-hiv-care</id>
    <updated>2021-02-11T14:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[For a group of DC residents, health insurance and trust in their providers couldn’t overcome lack of housing, jobs or money.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/106604_housing-iStock-000040515032.jpg_f1d99f90-ee5c-4ac0-9ed1-ffdf34cbb658.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[PTSD Linked to Opioid Misuse in HIV-Positive People With Chronic Pain]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/ptsd-linked-opioid-misuse-hivpositive-people-chronic-pain"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/ptsd-linked-opioid-misuse-hivpositive-people-chronic-pain</id>
    <updated>2021-02-10T11:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Chronic pain is common among people with HIV, but it may not drive opioid use disorder.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/106478_pain-flame-iStock-508511785.jpg_94244ed9-66fd-48f7-a7cd-f141695b1ea4.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Texting Cut, but Didn’t Quash, Cigarette Smoking Among People With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/texting-cut-quash-cigarette-smoking-among-people-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/texting-cut-quash-cigarette-smoking-among-people-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-02-05T17:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A pilot trial shows promise for reducing the harms caused by smoking.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/106246_iStock-962646480.jpg_fdb06918-711d-4b08-bfc1-cf2394a97a2e.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV Protection, Birth Control Levels Vary in Studies of Vaginal Rings]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/tenofovir-vaginal-rings-may-best-dapivirine-cyclic-hiv-protection"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tenofovir-vaginal-rings-may-best-dapivirine-cyclic-hiv-protection</id>
    <updated>2021-02-03T07:20:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[To date, no head-to-head trial has compared the prevention methods.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/106071_diaphram-TS-128897611.jpg_e5f6b4a8-61c6-47ed-b556-48f4056902f8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Economic Impact Linked to Increased Risk for HIV Treatment Interruption Among Black Americans]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-economic-impact-linked-increased-risk-hiv-treatment-interruption-among-black-americans"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/covid19-economic-impact-linked-increased-risk-hiv-treatment-interruption-among-black-americans</id>
    <updated>2021-02-01T13:04:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Middle-aged Black adults living with HIV reported substantial economic impact of COVID-19 and high medical mistrust.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105961_gay-black-men-iStock-675071870.jpg_254035e8-4062-494d-ab4e-d65257b23abf.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Docs Should Discuss Breast Feeding With HIV-Positive Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/docs-discuss-breast-feeding-hivpositive-women-experts-say"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/docs-discuss-breast-feeding-hivpositive-women-experts-say</id>
    <updated>2021-01-29T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[North American experts weigh in on the role of breast feeding in the lives of mothers with well-controlled HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/105693_Breastfeeding-iStock-43390430-XLARGE.jpg_563204de-ff55-4bee-ab1e-124e87e3cee8.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[WHO Recommends Dapivirine Ring for HIV Prevention, but Not Alone]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/recommends-dapivirine-ring-hiv-prevention-alone"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/recommends-dapivirine-ring-hiv-prevention-alone</id>
    <updated>2021-01-28T14:37:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The vaginal ring, approved in Europe, is not yet available in the United States.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105846_vaginal-ring-AndrewLoxley-IPM.jpg_0f7ed8d6-5452-4925-9207-e323eb962082.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Cut HIV Infections, but Most Strains Are Unaffected]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-cut-hiv-infections-strains-unaffected"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/broadly-neutralizing-antibodies-cut-hiv-infections-strains-unaffected</id>
    <updated>2021-01-27T07:01:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The new prevention approach shows promise, but it isn’t heading to the clinic anytime soon.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105716_P01-21-043.jpg_c4c84248-1a6e-4009-b4e6-d44205971e47.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Improve Health for Older Adults With HIV]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/resistance-training-improve-health-older-adults-hiv"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/resistance-training-improve-health-older-adults-hiv</id>
    <updated>2021-01-25T14:25:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Another reason to hit the leg presses and pull-downs: They may improve your strength and endurance as you age.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/106547_woman-weights-is-000047789988.jpg_61a9ab05-e39a-4143-a3aa-65bdaa57718a.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[More Treatment, Less PrEP Would Slash New HIV Cases by 94%]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/more-hiv-treatment-less-prep-would-slash-new-hiv-cases"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/more-hiv-treatment-less-prep-would-slash-new-hiv-cases</id>
    <updated>2021-01-22T15:47:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[A new CDC model shows the potential power of Undetectable = Untransmittable to curb HIV rates by 2027.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105568_down-arrows-1.jpg_f46a748e-e67a-42ce-8748-d9378c388b8b.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Not All Women Are On Board With Injectable HIV Meds]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/women-board-injectable-hiv-meds"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/women-board-injectable-hiv-meds</id>
    <updated>2021-01-21T11:47:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Whether for treatment or prevention, women’s interest in injectable antiretrovirals varied based on their relationship with injection.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105441_injection-iStock-456738295.jpg_e888305b-ba34-425c-8a71-7f51be8a50c9.jpeg" />]]></content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[As People With HIV Age, Non-HIV Conditions Increase]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-age-nonhiv-conditions-increase"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-age-nonhiv-conditions-increase</id>
    <updated>2021-01-20T13:35:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[At one Ryan White clinic in Virginia, the likelihood of multiple health conditions increased over time.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105377_woman-bed-iStock-842112568.jpg_39bd79ab-6ee5-4c02-9887-3060f32e9726.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Unintended Pregnancy Associated With Higher HIV Viral Load]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/unintended-pregnancy-higher-viral-load</id>
    <updated>2021-01-19T16:43:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[The findings highlight an ongoing need for better integration of HIV care with sexual and reproductive health care.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105324_pregnant-iStock-942572814.jpg_4e843a92-828c-4f94-81c3-3dab9a8672a2.jpeg" />]]></content>
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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Tenofovir Levels Are Lower Among Trans Men on Hormones, but It May Not Impede PrEP]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/tenofovir-levels-lower-among-trans-men-hormones-bbut-may-impede-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-01-15T13:30:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HIV prevention drugs don’t seem to impact gender-affirming hormone levels, but the opposite might not be true for trans men.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/105218_Hand-PrEP.jpg_fb829738-8143-4d1b-99f7-06b8870172f5.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Among People With HIV, Anal Warts Increase Likelihood of Anal Cancer by 13 Times]]></title>
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    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/among-people-hiv-anal-warts-increase-likelihood-anal-cancer-13-times</id>
    <updated>2021-01-14T14:05:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[HPV-related anal or genital warts were linked to progression to cancer in a large, long-term study of people with HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/105180_iStock-486235905-hpv.jpg_cb8f08df-b986-49e0-aae9-1d642c8325aa.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[No, Using Condoms Doesn’t Mean You’re Smarter]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/using-condoms-mean-smarter"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/using-condoms-mean-smarter</id>
    <updated>2021-01-13T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Journal retracts study that claimed that people who used condoms for HIV prevention were smarter than those who don’t.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105063_condom-couple-ts-460545647.jpg_ea6d9371-993a-4602-afb4-4832c3611a2f.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Injectable Contraceptives May Impact HIV Acquisition, but Only for Some Women]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-contraceptives-may-impact-hiv-acquisition-women"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/injectable-contraceptives-may-impact-hiv-acquisition-women</id>
    <updated>2021-01-12T09:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Contradicting a previous study, new data on injectable contraceptives suggest the vaginal microbiome may increase susceptibility to HIV.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/105075_1024px-Prikpil.JPG_b2d6f594-8635-45cb-b587-359fac389a16.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[People With HIV May Fare Better With Inflammatory Bowel Disease]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-may-fare-better-inflammatory-bowel-disease"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/people-hiv-may-fare-better-inflammatory-bowel-disease</id>
    <updated>2021-01-11T12:16:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[People with HIV and ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease may need less IBD medication and have fewer hospitalizations.<br><img src="https://cdn2.poz.com/104903_P09-20-004.jpg_3a6db335-7fed-494a-9b25-02fa86acfd50.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[DC’s Real-Time HIV Data Reveal Segregation, Options for Improving Care]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/dcs-realtime-hiv-data-reveal-segregation-options-improving-care"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/dcs-realtime-hiv-data-reveal-segregation-options-improving-care</id>
    <updated>2021-01-08T09:01:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Kenya has been using similar technology for three years. DC’s efforts are among the first in the United States.<br><img src="https://cdn3.poz.com/104782_DC-wards-GoogleMaps.jpg_9e03c2c6-ce40-45b3-a331-90155c430223.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Many Primary Care Providers Still Don’t Understand PrEP]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/many-primary-care-providers-still-understand-prep"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/many-primary-care-providers-still-understand-prep</id>
    <updated>2021-01-06T15:04:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly eight years after Truvada’s approval for HIV prevention, primary care providers struggle to understand—and prescribe—the pill.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/104697_Doctor-Patient-iStock-92723315-XLARGE.jpg_6c0cb1c6-050f-4d6f-952f-b3eff105a759.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[U.S. Government Updates Pregnancy and Perinatal HIV Guidelines]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/government-updates-pregnancy-perinatal-hiv-guidelines"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/government-updates-pregnancy-perinatal-hiv-guidelines</id>
    <updated>2021-01-05T16:12:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[PrEPception, breast feeding and HIV trial participation are front and center in updated federal guidelines.<br><img src="https://cdn1.poz.com/104646_iStock-1152382828.jpg_422d72e3-02ba-4c35-8589-f704603fc7d9.jpeg" />]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[HIV and Baby Makes Three]]></title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.poz.com/article/heather-boerner-24789-1586"></link>
    <id>https://www.poz.com/article/heather-boerner-24789-1586</id>
    <updated>2013-11-13T00:00:00-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Heather Boerner]]></name>
    </author>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[An excerpt from an upcoming ebook on serodiscordant couples trying to have a baby.<br><img src="https://cdn.poz.com/104771_hiv-baby-makes-three.jpg_c8a9faa1-a110-4a1e-9b99-e8ab01003cae.jpeg" />]]></content>
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