Positive Life, Author at Star Observer

‘We are warriors as we age with HIV’

Positive Life — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:24:00 +0000

"Now that HIV is considered a chronic health condition like diabetes or heart disease, let’s talk about how HIV impacts us as we age."

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My Health Record: Remain in or opt out?

Positive Life — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:28:35 +0000

We all need to be fully aware who has access to our health data, when they can access it, what it’s being used for and the potential implications.

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HIV stigma, alive and deadly

Positive Life — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 23:49:37 +0000

"Today, we know HIV doesn't kill us, but stigma and discrimination do have a major impact on our health and wellbeing."

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HIV: no barrier to love or lust

Positive Life — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:55:25 +0000

Today the division between HIV positive, negative, or unknown has transformed to a gradual erasure of the 'sero-divide' in sexual relationships for people living with HIV.

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‘If in doubt, opt out’: My Health Record

Positive Life — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:25:17 +0000

"Positive Life believes the ownership and confidentiality of health data must remain under our full control as people living with HIV."

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Raising the voice of people living with HIV

Positive Life — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:57:47 +0000

The speakers share their personal experiences as people living with HIV to communicate a deeper understanding of what it is like to live with HIV today.

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Loving, lusting, and living with HIV

Positive Life — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:41:57 +0000

"The division between HIV-positive and negative has transformed with the gradual erasure of the sero-divide in sexual relationships for all of us as lovers, friends, and f*ck buddies"

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Peers supporting disclosure

Positive Life — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 04:31:57 +0000

Letting your partners know they might need to get tested empowers them to take care of their own health.

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Happy bears are healthy bears

Positive Life — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:58:00 +0000

Next month bears and their admirers are invited to hear 'The Healthy Bear' speak on the wellbeing of bears, their partners, and their friends.

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Active body, healthy mind

Positive Life — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 03:03:09 +0000

HIV-positive people experience anxiety and depression more often than other people without HIV.

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Should HIV treatment be immediate?

Positive Life — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 05:00:53 +0000

Positive Life NSW has released a new survey around HIV treatment.

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Gay men need to talk about Hepatitis C

Positive Life — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:59:01 +0000

New prevention and treatment methods for HIV have opened the doors to new pleasures and risks.

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Suicide and wellbeing: watching out for the ‘Fuck It’ factor

Positive Life — Mon, 01 May 2017 06:01:13 +0000

The sudden diagnosis of HIV or any other condition, how unexpected or minor, can tip any of us over the point of what we call the ‘Fuck It’ factor.

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TasP is a ‘game-changer’ for people living with HIV

Positive Life — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 06:21:42 +0000

"While we talk about ‘game-changers’ in terms of bio-medical or pharmaceutical solutions, the real game changer is the positive person."

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