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This article provides a comprehensive overview of the systemic effects of HIV, highlighting how the virus silently impacts multiple organ systems before obvious symptoms appear. It explains that HIV initially targets the immune system by depleting CD4+ T cells, leading to chronic inflammation and gradual immune suppression. The article also details how HIV infiltrates the gut, causing mucosal damage, microbial translocation, and gastrointestinal symptoms, which further stress the immune system.

This article examines the ongoing challenge of rising HIV infections in the United States and its implications for ending the epidemic. Despite over 40 years of scientific and medical advancements—including widespread access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), single-pill regimens, long-acting injectables, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)—new HIV infections remain disproportionately high among Black and Latine communities.

This webpage presents resources for safer spaces in schools for LGBTQ+ young people. It explains that LGBTQ students are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide compared to their straight and cisgender peers, and bullying is often a huge factor in this.

This website explains how The Trevor Project offers several educational and supportive resources for LGBTQ+ young people experiencing homelessness.

This fact sheet addresses common questions about insurance coverage for viral hepatitis prevention and treatment services. It outlines coverage details for hepatitis A and B vaccinations, hepatitis B and C screenings, and treatments across various insurance types, including Medicaid, Medicare, and private plans.

Esta página web ofrece una descripción general de la hepatitis B, incluyendo sus causas, síntomas, diagnóstico y opciones de tratamiento. Se enfatiza la importancia de la vacunación para prevenir la propagación de la hepatitis B y reducir el riesgo de cáncer de hígado y otras complicaciones graves de salud.

This webpage discusses the significant decline in cervical precancers (CIN2+) observed between 2008 and 2022, particularly in women aged 20–24, correlating with HPV vaccination.  

This video reviews the five stages of integrated planning and emphasizes the invaluable role that community and partner engagement plays in integrated planning and thus ensuring a responsive, reflective, and comprehensive Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Plan.

This video provides a brief background on integrated planning and how a joint HIV prevention and care planning process supports a collaborative and inclusive integrated system of care.

This guide discusses that by the year 2030, 70% of people living with HIV are projected to be over the age of 50, but the country’s social services and healthcare infrastructure are not prepared to address their needs. Discrimination, criminalization, and loss of autonomy are huge challenges that can be barriers preventing people living with HIV from aging with dignity.