1988 Revisited
September 1988. It was when AIDS notifications had risen to 1,000; when 500 people had died; when the stigma of infection had spread its poison wide.
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March 2018
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March 2018
People living with HIV were central
From 2000 to 2003 many positive people who had earlier retired were thinking about returning to work.
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March 2018
Is our sex education failing youth today?
As a straight 19-year-old woman who went to a co-ed religious boarding school, our sex education was definitely subpar.
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March 2018
Immediate start to treatment
Survey which explored the community's attitudes and views to the recommendations of antiretroviral treatment at time of diagnosis.
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March 2018
(In)visible women (living with HIV)
Let's educate ourselves, empower ourselves, and open our eyes, ears and hearts to women living with HIV in Australia.
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February 2018
Juggling drugs and tenancy
Getting support if your use becomes a problem and you want to try something else.
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February 2018
Three-yearly cervical screens for women living with HIV
Women and anyone with a cervix are now advised to get a Cervical Screen Test (CST) every five years.
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February 2018
Let’s talk about disclosure…
Disclosure about an STI diagnosis including HIV can be daunting. Positive Life can support you through disclosure.
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December 2017
Our changing conversations – the PSB two decades on
As a Positive Speakers Bureau (PSB) presenter of twenty one years for Positive Life NSW, I have been privileged to hear stories and see lives transform from bleak to hopeful, through a time of fear, illness death and anger.
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December 2017
The Red Tree
Remaining motivated and engaged in my health takes energy, focus and is a full time job.
