Category: 05: HIV Healthcare

03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

HIV lab tests: Understanding your CD4 and viral load results

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Lab tests tell you and your doctor what’s happening to you at the cellular level, and the results can help your doctors know […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 10: Side Effects & Complications

What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

by Dr. Ann Avery

HIV and AIDS are not the same thing. Not even close. AIDS is what happens after HIV goes unchecked and ruins your immune system. So, HIV always comes before AIDS. But HIV doesn’t always turn […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare

I’m ready to get tested for HIV. Now where do I go?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center You’ve made up your mind to get tested […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Who to go to for help with HIV paperwork

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center When you’re living with HIV, sometimes it might […]
05: HIV Healthcare

June HIV events

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center June 2017 has two HIV-related events you won’t […]
05: HIV Healthcare

3 ways to get involved in HIV events in April

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Want to get involved in HIV awareness? April […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 11: Healthy Habits

7 ways to protect your heart when you're living with HIV

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Unfortunately, heart disease is one of the most common risks of aging. It’s true for everybody, even if they don't have HIV. But […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor

Video: Time to ask your doctor about PrEP

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Time to ask your doctor about PrEP When things get hot and heavy, will you be ready? 😉 With PrEP, you can get TheD without worrying about HIV! 😍 Ask your doctor about it today or check out […]
05: HIV Healthcare

Get covered: The Affordable Care Act and HIV

by Ann K. Avery, MD

The official name is the Affordable Care Act. Some folks call it ACA or Obamacare. Whatever you call it, the benefits are the same: health insurance policies for individuals and families that do not have […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

I’ve just been diagnosed with HIV. Now what?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you’ve been diagnosed HIV-positive, the first thing you need to know right now is that you are not alone. Doctors, nurses, social […]