POZ October-November 2023
POZ October-November 2023
In every issue of POZ, you’ll find the latest health news, personal stories and much more.
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Features
Queen Moxie Is Ready for Her Close-Up
The drag performer spotlights living with HIV today.
The Modern Art of HIV Disclosure
Actor and artist David Anzuelo kept his status a secret for over two decades.
2023 Spanish HIV Drug Chart
Esta tabla de consulta rápida compara opciones de antirretrovirales (ARV) para el tratamiento del VIH.
Editor’s Letter
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
There’s no time for worries when you take center stage.
POZ Q&A
Focusing on Advocacy
The CEO and cofounder of Housing Works shares his lessons learned and his vision for the future.
POZ Planet
R.I.P. Stephaun Elite Wallace
The late HIV epidemiologist founded the House of Marc Jacobs.
Jeanne Marrazzo Named NIAID Director
She has helped develop biomedical interventions to prevent HIV.
Amida Care at 20
The health plan specializes in coverage for people living with HIV.
Everyday – October/November 2023
These dates represent milestones in the HIV epidemic. Visit poz.com/aidsiseveryday to learn more about the history of HIV and AIDS.
Voices
Still Unanswered
Advocate and long-term survivor George Kerr III pleads for more support for those aging with HIV. Below is an edited excerpt.
Pharmacies Take Action
The following is an edited excerpt of a blog post written by the director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.
Spotlight
IAS 2023
This year’s International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Science was held over four days in Brisbane, Australia.
Research Notes
Prevention: PrEP and Kids’ Bones
Researchers looked at data from an ongoing study of PrEP use during pregnancy in Kenya.
Treatment: Drug Resistance
A trial looked at outcomes among treatment-experienced people on suppressive antiretroviral therapy who switched to dolutegravir/lamivudine.
Cure: Ruxolitinib
The drug reduces the life span of cells harboring latent virus and blocks inflammation that allows the reservoir to persist.
Concerns: COVID-19
Researchers looked at the risk of death among 821,331 people hospitalized with COVID during different SARS-CoV-2 variant waves.
Nutrition & Fitness
Black Bean Breakfast Burrito
It’s a great source of protein!
Don’t Skip Breakfast
Craig Ramsay, a fitness expert, an author and the winner of season 8 of The Amazing Race Canada, offers health tips.
Care & Treatment
WHO Reaffirms Treatment Is Prevention
People with a suppressed but detectable viral load (under 1,000) have “almost zero or negligible risk” of sexual transmission.
Statin Cuts Heart Risk for People Living With HIV
Statins reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and also have anti-inflammatory properties.
Can bnAbs Help Kids Control HIV?
Broadly neutralizing antibodies may help bring about long-term remission.
A Different Kind of Stem Cell Cure
The man, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1990, received chemotherapy and radiation followed by a stem cell transplant in July 2018.
Basics
Shingles
Vaccination is recommended for people 50 and older and all adults living with HIV.
Heroes
A Life of Service
Yolanda Diaz has vowed to keep fighting the persistent stigma around HIV and AIDS.
Digital Edition
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