POZ July-August 2021
POZ July-August 2021
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
HIV and COVID-19: Getting HIV Care Back on Track
Lessons learned from HIV have informed the response to COVID-19, but has the new focus derailed HIV services?
AIDS Activists Pave the Way
Three decades ago, HIV advocates helped lay the groundwork for the response to COVID-19.
Can HIV Treatment Prevent All Transmission of the Virus?
Researchers address unanswered questions about HIV transmission through breastfeeding and injection drug use.
2021 HIV Drug Chart
This quick-reference chart compares antiretroviral (ARV) options for the treatment of HIV, including adult dosing and dietary restrictions.
Editor’s Letter
Brand New Day
Although the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the U.S. outlook is truly improving.
POZ Q+A
Health and Human Rights
The new executive director of MPact shares his vision for the future of the global organization.
POZ Planet
Art, Sex and Times Square
Two queer Black artists discuss it all in the latest Duets book from Visual AIDS.
AIDS Art Visionary
Patrick O’Connell, the first director of Visual AIDS, died of AIDS-related illness in March 2021.
A Toast to 25 Years of Dining Out to Fight HIV
For the past 25 years, Dining Out For Life has served up opportunities to support local restaurants and AIDS service organizations.
Everyday – July/August 2021
These dates represent milestones in the HIV epidemic. Visit poz.com/aidsiseveryday to learn more about the history of HIV/AIDS.
Voices
The HIV Movement Must Come Through
HIV activist JD Davids outlines how people with HIV can be good allies to people with long COVID.
Research Notes
Prevention: mRNA Vaccine
The same messenger RNA (mRNA) technology used for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines also shows promise for HIV.
Treatment: 4-Day Treatment
Taking antiretrovirals for four consecutive days each week followed by a three-day break may maintain suppression as well as daily pills.
Cure: Vax for a Cure?
Therapeutic HIV vaccines could one day be part of a combination strategy for achieving a functional cure for HIV.
Concerns: Native Americans
HIV diagnoses rose among Native Americans and Alaska Natives between 2014 and 2018, but death rates decreased.
Ask POZ
Ask POZ – July/August 2021
Do I need to take meds daily?
Basics
Weight Gain and HIV
Keeping your weight under control lowers the risk of many health problems.
Care And Treatment
Tivicay, Biktarvy Are Tops for Tots
There are now more once-daily treatment options for the tiniest members of the HIV community.
Sleepless Nights? You’re Not Alone
Insomnia is all too common among people living with HIV.
Cholesterol Drugs Boost Survival
A recent study reported found that cholesterol-lowering drugs were linked to reduced mortality among people living with HIV.
Pick Your Poison
What’s worse for HIV outcomes: smoking or heavy drinking?
Heroes
Fight With Us
Since last December, Dafina Ward has served as the executive director of the Southern AIDS Coalition.
Digital Edition
POZ July/August 2021
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