Some of us may be hearing Janet Conners’ name for the first time, but all of us in the HIV/AIDS community owe her a debt of gratitude for the remarkable contributions she made while on this earth.
Sur toile de fond de Saint-Valentin, Love Positive Women [Aimons les femmes séropositives] est une célébration annuelle des femmes qui vivent avec le VIH. En rendant hommage aux femmes séropositives du monde entier, nous devons également nous pencher sur les iniquités auxquelles elles sont confrontées en ce qui concerne la sexualité, les rencontres et l’amour. Comment pouvons-nous faire en sorte que les droits des femmes vivant avec le VIH d’avoir des liaisons sensuelles et épanouissantes soient respectés, soutenus et renforcés?
Over the past several years, Canada has been in the grip of an overdose crisis. We have seen the devastating effects both of a contaminated drug supply and of punitive laws that restrict access of people who use drugs to effective treatment and support. Now we are facing the twin crisis of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has radically altered the way we interact with one another and affected the drug supply chain.
As doctors specializing in the clinical care of women living with HIV, we often get questions about breastfeeding and the transmission of HIV.
By Allison Carter, Jessica Whitbread and Angela Kaida “I went through a long period, seems like ancient history now, but I remember when I was first diagnosed, I felt so dirty. Like everything about me was, I suppose, unsafe and unclean and my blood was just full of crap. Just the whole thing was very internalized… For the most part now, I feel loveable. I feel good about myself. I just feel like I’ve still got a lot to offer and give and that I can be part of a strong, healthy relationship, despite the difficulties, I suppose.” —Anonymous quote by a...
The emergence of PrEP has highlighted important gender inequalities in HIV transmission and HIV prevention. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a drug that HIV-negative people (including women!) can take to help prevent HIV; however, most discussions about PrEP focus on men. Despite representing fewer new HIV infections than men, women also need innovative HIV prevention methods.
