POZ October/November 2025
POZ October/November 2025
In every issue of POZ, you’ll find the latest health news, personal stories and much more.
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Editor’s Letter
Beautiful Day
This issue of POZ highlights transgender advocates, authors, poets and more.
Features
Staying Positive in Challenging Times
In a hostile political climate, Arianna Lint fights for transgender people living with HIV.
The Importance of AIDS in Modern Stories
Poet and writer Andrés N. Ordorica reflects on his debut novel.
Tabla de Medicamentos Para el VIH 2025
Esta tabla rápida compara las opciones de antirretrovirales (ARV) para el tratamiento del VIH, incluidas las dosis para adultos y más.
POZ Q & A
Farewell to Paul Kawata
The executive director of NMAC gives a candid exit interview on his retirement.
POZ Planet
HRC Launches American Dreams Tour
The Human Rights Campaign addresses the realities of HIV today.
Raising Over $901K for HIV Services
AIDS Walk San Francisco has supported community groups since 1987.
Louisiana Upholds Its HIV Exposure Law
Other states have changed or repealed such laws.
Surviving What Was Meant to Destroy Me
Phoenix Rise found strength she didn’t know she had.
New HIV Clinic in Baton Rouge
The Louisiana city has one of the highest rates of new U.S. HIV cases.
Everyday–October/November 2025
These dates represent milestones in the HIV epidemic. Visit poz.com/aidsiseveryday to learn more about the history of HIV and AIDS.
Voices
Marching Forward
Global health expert and HIV advocate Jirair Ratevosian, DrPH, wrote an opinion piece titled “The HIV Movement Is Marching Forward—Again.”
Spotlight
Art for Change
Visual art, particularly public art, is being used—at the local and national level—to raise awareness and effect change.
Nutrition & Fitness
White Fish Stew
The stew is a beautiful blend of cultures and tastes.
Strengthen Your Bones and Muscles
For older adults, doing a variety of physical activities improves physical function and decreases the risk of falls or injury from a fall.
Basics
Good Eating
Balanced nutrition is a key to overall health, especially if you’re living with HIV.
Care & Treatment
U.S. Funding Cuts Threaten HIV Treatment and Prevention
One study found that halting PEPFAR funding for PrEP could lead to more than 6,600 additional HIV cases over a year in sub-Saharan Africa.
Can Intermittent HIV Treatment Overcome Drug Shortages?
About 46% of countries affected by the Trump administration’s foreign aid funding cuts reported medication supply chain disruptions.
Once-Monthly PrEP Pill Shows Promise
Merck aims to move a once-monthly pill dubbed MK-8527 into Phase III clinical trials this year.
Medicaid and Obamacare Cuts Could Hurt People With HIV
Around 40% of people living with HIV rely on Medicaid.
Research Notes
Prevention: Yeztugo for Youth
Worldwide, adolescents and young adults have a higher likelihood of HIV acquisition compared with older people.
Treatment: Ulonivirine
Ulonivirine has the potential to be a component of once-weekly oral HIV treatment.
Cure: Anktiva Plus bnAbs
Anktiva was approved last year for bladder cancer treatment.
Concerns: DoxyPEP Drawbacks
Questions remain about doxyPEP’s impact on drug resistance.
Heroes
Safe Spaces
Julio Roman’s book, Out of Space: Creating Safe Spaces in Unlikely Places, focuses on the importance of safe spaces to combat HIV and AIDS.
Digital Edition
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