POZ June 2019
POZ June 2019
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 Power of Storytelling
Exploring intersectionality through poetry
What Price Activism?
Coping with the fight for change
Editor’s Letter
True Colors
Exploring LGBT and HIV intersectionality is the theme of this special issue.
POZ Q+A
Tales for Everyone
Author Armistead Maupin also shares insights about married life, bathhouses and his scandalous relationship with Rock Hudson.
POZ Planet
Busting HIV Stigma Through Stories
“And So It Happened” profiles people taking HIV treatment and PrEP.
Books for Pride
LGBT and HIV themes abound in these latest offerings.
AIDSWatch 2019
At this year’s AIDSWatch, activists called out CDC director Robert Redfield for the health agency’s patent rights on Truvada for PrEP.
POZ at 25 — June
A look at June issues from the POZ archives
Everyday
Everyday — June 2019
Here are some important dates in AIDS history.
Voices
What Works?
Long-term survivor Bob Leahy talks about what HIV looks like in 2019 versus 1989.
Spotlight
#UequalsU
A social media recap of our March 2019 issue on U=U.
Care And Treatment
New Cases of HIV Cure?
A second man’s virus went into remission following an HIV-resistant stem cell transplant to treat his cancer.
Monthly Injectable Treatment
Given every four weeks, the combo injection of cabotegravir and Edurant (rilpivirine) will likely face an FDA decision by early 2020.
Liver Cancer Risk
HIV-positive people with a higher viral load over a longer period appear more likely to develop hepatocellular carcinoma.
High Hep C Reinfection Rate
Gay and bisexual men with HIV who are cured of hep C are reinfected at a high rate.
Research Notes
Prevention: Descovy PrEP
Truvada and Descovy are both highly effective and generally safe options for HIV prevention.
Treatment: 3-Month Dosing
An early trial of Gilead’s HIV capsid inhibitor supports three-month dosing.
Cure: Reservoir Test
A new, more accurate HIV reservoir test is a big advance for cure research.
Concerns: Cardiac Death
According to a systematic review and meta-analysis of dozens of studies, people with HIV have high rates of cardiac dysfunction
Heroes
Champion of Change
Dee Dee Chamblee is a transgender activist in Atlanta.
Survey
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