Behind the Desk

A group of experts wants to replace HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) criteria with something that better characterizes issues directly caused by HIV.

Russia Chavis Cardenas, M.P.P., shares why it is important for healthcare workers to vote and participate in other forms of civic engagement, such as sharing their perspectives with elected officials.

Black maternal health receives insufficient support to address the magnitude of its ongoing crisis. Lessons from the AIDS crisis offer clear solutions for the pathway forward.

Our conversation with Francisco Ruiz, the newly appointed director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, sheds insight on how he might lead an office that directly oversees HIV efforts within the U.S.

“If we continue to think that our part is just to determine whether or not a thing has efficacy, we’re going to spend many more decades trying to figure out how to end this epidemic,” said LaRon E. Nelson, Ph.D., RN, FNP, speaking at CROI 2023.

Callen-Lorde’s program, with funding from the Keith Haring Foundation, lets NPs dive deeper into care for queer and trans people.

Vanessa Fozao, M.D., gives TheBodyPro an in-depth view into administering HIV testing and care while confronting misinformation-fueled stigma in rural Cameroon.

Wolfe’s research has found that LGBTQ+ care providers are being harmed by inequities across the medical field.

When hospitals shutter their doors, Black and Latine people living in the rural South have to travel even farther, adding an extra hurdle to receiving health care.

TheBodyPro speaks to three experts about what is at stake if Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ law is signed by the president and what might help to prevent that from coming to pass.

Aisha Moore, M.P.H., speaks with TheBodyPro about why medical professionals in the HIV field need to set self-care boundaries before burnout hits.