Strong bones help maintain mobility and enhance quality of life. People with HIV are more prone to bone loss and fractures, but you can take steps to improve bone health. Bone is living tissue largely made up of minerals and collagen. Cells called osteoblasts continually add new bone tissue, while osteoclasts dissolve old bone. As people age, bone resorption starts to outpace bone formation, and bone mass naturally declines. Osteopenia is an earlier stage of bone loss, which can progress to osteoporosis.

HIV and Your Bones

Much has changed in the world since Stacey S. Latimer first appeared on the cover of POZ in 2007. For some context: The iPhone debuted that year, MySpace was more popular than fledgling Facebook and a junior senator from Illinois named Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president. Modern HIV treatment was also emerging: The first one-pill-once-a-day HIV treatment, Atripla, was approved the previous year, while pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV wouldn’t be available for another five years, and the fact that Undetectable Equals Untransmittable (U=U) wouldn’t be scientifically proved for almost a decade.

Now Is the Time

Austin, TX

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) opened a new HIV clinic in Austin, Texas, that provides comprehensive care, including HIV testing, treatment, medical services, a pharmacy and services related to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), reports Fox 7. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson joined other local and state officials at the Friday ribbon cutting....

HIV Health Care Center Opens in Austin, Texas [VIDEO]

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Cooking With Maryann

This recipe is sooo tasty! It truly is for garlic lovers! It involves sautéing onions and mushrooms in butter and oil until golden, then adding wine to reduce. Garlic, thyme, and parsley are stirred in for flavor, followed by seasoning with salt and pepper. The dish is garnished with additional parsley and served warm, making for a savory, aromatic side. Here's what you'll need to make it:

Garlic Mushrooms in Brown Butter Herb Sauce

People who start antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV infection experience a faster decline in the viral reservoir in CD4 T cells. Within days after infection, the virus inserts its genetic blueprints into the DNA of host cells and establishes a long-lasting reservoir that is unreachable by antiretro-virals. Using more than 500 blood samples from 67 people in the UCSF Treat Acute HIV cohort who started ART within 100 days after infection, researchers developed mathematical models of HIV dynamics and control. The models showed a biphasic decay of integrated proviral DNA out to one year. During the first phase, lasting up to five weeks, there was a steep decrease in intact HIV DNA, followed by a slower decline during the second phase. For every week ART was delayed, the half-life of intact proviral DNA was about 14 hours longer during the first phase and eight days longer during the second phase. While even very early treatment usually doesn’t prevent viral rebound after stopping anti-retrovirals, a smaller reservoir could improve prospects for a functional cure.

Cure: Smaller Reservoir

Cover: Long-term survivor Bishop Stacey S. Latimer shares his advice on aging with HIV. Inside: Twice-yearly PrEP for women; HIV and your bones. Plus: Mark S. King questions his life-long fixation on survival.

POZ September 2024

Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

Tennessee State

Shelby County, TN

Memphis, TN

In recent years, reported HIV and syphilis cases have surged in Tennessee’s Shelby County, which encompasses Memphis, prompting a response from the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD), reports WREG-TV News Channel 3. According to the Tennessee Department of Health (THD), since 2018, HIV rates have increased by 36%, and...

Memphis Area Sees Spike in HIV Cases

Lenacapavir (Sunlenca), Gilead Sciences’ twice-yearly capsid inhibitor, demonstrated 100% efficacy for HIV prevention in a large study of young cisgender women in Africa. Oral PrEP is highly effective for people who can take it consistently, but additional options are still needed for people who have difficulty using daily pills. The Phase III PURPOSE 1 trial enrolled more than 5,300 women in South Africa and Uganda. They were randomly assigned to receive injectable lenacapavir once every six months or the daily PrEP pills Descovy (tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine) or Truvada (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine) in a 2:2:1 ratio. There were zero new infections in the lenacapavir group, 39 in the Descovy group and 16 in the Truvada group. All three PrEP methods were well tolerated, and no new safety concerns were identified. A parallel study (PURPOSE 2) is testing lenacapavir PrEP for cisgender and transgender men, trans women and nonbinary people in the United States and six other countries; results are expected in late 2024 or early 2025.

Prevention: Twice-Yearly PrEP

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

I was raised Roman Catholic. As a first-generation Cuban American, my religious background isn’t much of a surprise. I was baptized and even confirmed, a sacrament to express a recommitment to the faith. Growing up, I often considered becoming a priest. As someone who was struggling to accept myself...

One Moment in Time

North Carolina State

Town Talks

In North Carolina, the divorce process can be challenging, particularly due to the mandatory one-year separation requirement. This law mandates that couples must live separately for at least a year before filing for divorce, a rule that can be frustrating for many.

You might be granted a divorce in North Carolina if your spouse is ‘incurably insane.’ Here’s how

HIV stigma in health care is real and harmful. Fortunately, health care providers can now take the antiviral drug Stigmavir to treat their stigma. Unfortunately, the drug is fictitious, but you can watch a real ad for it on YouTube. Casey House, an AIDS service provider in Toronto, created the...

Stigmavir to Treat HIV Stigma?

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) have anti-inflammatory properties and may improve gut health, but smoking can lessen the benefits, according to recent studies. Around a third of people with HIV have recently used marijuana, but its effects on immune function are not fully understood. In one small study, cannabis users had...

How Does Cannabis Affect Immune Response?

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been four decades since Emmy-nominated actor Lloyd Haynes died of lung cancer at only 52 years old. Best known for his compassionate performance as history teacher Pete Dixon on television's groundbreaking, academic-geared dramedy, Room 222 (ABC, 1969-1974), Haynes was beloved by his fans, family, friends and colleagues alike. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Room 222' TV Actor Lloyd Haynes: 4 Decades After His Tragic Death From Lung Cancer

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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FDA Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer

This week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new blood test to screen for colon cancer, according to an FDA announcement. Guardant Health’s Shield...

FDA Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer

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