by James Wortman and Willette Francis
Your willingness to speak up or take action as an advocate could vastly influence your life—and those of millions of people with HIV fighting for their lives. You can command the microphone at one of the national AIDS town hall meetings, lobby your regional lawmakers, get yourself on a local news show or share your comments on the POZ.com Advocacy hub (poz.com/advocacy). Whatever your choice of action, know that you personally can make a big difference. Want proof? Meet four incredibly inspirational people living with HIV who single-handedly make the establishment sit up and take notice about issues critical to our survival.
Cancer survival rates keep climbing for HIV-positive people. Here’s news about two cancers more prevalent among people living with the virus than other people:
by Laura Whitehorn
Nurses rival doctors at keeping HIV-positive patients healthy. That’s what a South African study concluded after nearly two years of observation.