POZ April-May 2017
POZ April-May 2017
In every issue, you’ll find the hottest topics of interest to our readers along with cutting-edge health information.
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Features
The Kids Are Alright
Advocates born with HIV face ongoing challenges.
Count Us In
Could 2017 be a pivotal year for homeless youth and HIV?
From The Editor
Young Folks
POZ catches up with Jake Glaser, Hydeia Broadbent and the Meredith siblings for our special issue on youth.
POZ Q + A
Youth In Action
Founded by youth activists, TruEvolution uses education and leadership to empower underserved LGBT youth.
POZ Planet
The Kid Stays in the Picture
An HIV/AIDS art exhibit centers on youth.
Detectable Mistakes in the Media
Accuracy Watchdog corrects erroneous reporting about HIV transmission risks.
Pivotal Trump Voters Linked to HIV and Hep C Risk
They’re mostly straight, white, rural and poor.
Pants on Fire!
Can you get HIV from eating bananas?
Voices
David’s Friend
Actress and playwright Nora Burns explores the loss of her best friend to AIDS in 1993 in her show David’s Friend.
Spotlight
@the_aids_memorial
Instagram account shares touching visual tributes to the many lives lost to AIDS.
POZ Survey Says
Educated Risk
The results are in.
Research Notes
Prevention: Injectable PrEP
Phase III trial begins for long-acting injectable form of the experimental antiretroviral cabotegravir for use as PrEP against HIV.
Treatment: Two-Drug Treatment
Two large studies have found that the two-drug combination of Tivicay and Edurant works as well as standard three- or four-ARV regimens.
Cure: Gilead Grants
Pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences has awarded over $22 million in grants for 12 HIV-cure-focused research projects.
Concerns: Private Time
Young people may avoid seeking sexual and reproductive health care out of concern that their parents will find out about it.
Care And Treatment
Mapping HIV’s Mysteries
Researchers have succeeded in charting the structure of a tool central to HIV’s effort to splice its genetic code into a human cell’s DNA.
Hep C Tied to Kidney Disease and Bone Loss
For people living with HIV, exposure to hepatitis C virus (HCV) is linked to a higher risk of kidney disease and bone disorders.
HIV Likely Means Higher Heart Attack Risk
The risk of heart attack for people with HIV may be nearly double that of the general population.
CRISPR Reveals Treatment Targets
Researchers have used the cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to identify five potential targets for HIV treatments.
Heroes
Helping Youth in Crisis
Fifteen years ago, Carl Siciliano founded the Ali Forney Center, now the largest U.S. housing program for homeless LGBT youth.
Survey
On the Job
April/May 2017 Survey
