Category Archives: Living with HIV

No linked HIV transmissions in PARTNER study

The ongoing PARTNER study has recently published research which adds important data to our knowledge about preventing HIV transmission. This study included 1166 serodifferent couples (548 were heterosexual) where the positive partner was on effective antiretroviral treatment (ART) with suppressed viral load and who also reported sex without a […]

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Torque – dealing with your diagnosis

TORQUE is a new program from Positive Life NSW for people who have just been diagnosed with HIV. It is a two hour monthly evening program for people to talk about their diagnosis, ask questions, get connected with services and meet others going through the same […]

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Helping End HIV Transmission

In Australia about 15% of people diagnosed with HIV report heterosexual transmission. We know that almost half of this group are diagnosed with HIV late which means there is a high rate of men and women who do not know they have contracted HIV. The […]

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A to Z of HIV

HIV for the Newly Diagnosed Positive Living Magazine have produced an alphabetical list of HIV terms, aimed at the newly diagnosed person. from ART to Zidovudine. View the list here

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