Family Health Articles

When, how, and why should you tell someone you're (casually) dating that you are HIV positive?

HIV has three distinct stages. Though the early symptoms are easy to miss, early diagnosis allows people living with HIV to access antiretroviral therapy sooner. What symptoms should everyone be familiar with?

Passionate kissing is an extremely low-risk activity when it comes to HIV transmission, and you cannot acquire HIV from contact with saliva. Is it totally impossible to get HIV from kissing, though, and what other reasons do you have to be cautious?

Sheltering in place because of COVID-19 helps save lives, but that doesn't make it easy — especially if your child has ADHD. What challenges are you most likely to encounter, and what can you do to cope?

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the public has been advised to stay at home in order to try to reduce the exposure and transmission of the virus. What negative consequences could these measures have on our youngest population?

Dating someone with HIV, and hoping for sex? When properly treated, HIV no longer has to be a death sentence, and there are plenty of ways to have a fulfilling intimate relationship while minimizing your risk of infection. What do you need to know?

No, we are not lobbying against masturbation, a perfectly normal and health part of human sexuality — but we do recognize that masturbation can start posing physical and mental threats. How much is too much? What are the signs that you have a problem?

Your breakup or divorce wasn't your kids' fault, but they may not realize that. How can newly single parents help get this message through to their children? Here are some perhaps unexpected tips.

Most people with HIV will experience some skin problems. Learn more about them, their causes, and their treatments.

What can you do if you are HIV-positive and your sleep is interrupted by night sweats?