Health and Medical Issues

Abortion is a normal part of healthcare. Learn more about this safe, common, important procedure that is highly restricted in many parts of the world.

Learn more about restrictions surrounding abortion – a safe, important, common medical procedure – and people's rights to make decisions about their own bodies.

Learn more about health and safety issues for women living with HIV who are incarcerated in the US, and what advocates on the outside can do to help.

The number of older women living with HIV is growing. Read about aging with HIV, aging-related health challenges, stigma and support, and more.

Review the list of conditions, including opportunistic infections, that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers AIDS-defining conditions.

Get the basics about what anemia is, what causes it, why it is of special concern to women living with HIV, and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Black women's contributions are regularly ignored or made invisible in the HIV field and in US society in general. This disregard is a symptom of the same cause driving HIV among Black women. Read more about the historical context and solutions for addressing this systemic issue.

Learn why healthy bones are important, what puts you at risk for bone loss, and things you can do to prevent or treat bone loss.

Get information on cancers that are more common among people living with HIV: Kaposi sarcoma, lymphoma, and cervical, liver, anal, and lung cancers.

Cannabis has many health benefits, including for people living with HIV. Learn about types of cannabis, its medicinal uses and HIV drug interactions, and ways it can be consumed.