Since 1988, AIDS Action’s Health Library has provided reliable and up-to-date information about HIV treatment and wellness.
This library is here to provide information to people with HIV and their partners, families, and friends, as well as healthcare and social-service providers. We also provide information on related illnesses, such as viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and tuberculosis (TB).
You can access the Health Library’s extensive online resources by using the pull-down menus below. The menus are arranged by major themes, such as “Learning About HIV” and “HIV Treatment and Cure Research.” When you click on each pull-down menu, you’ll find a list of Library web pages related to that theme.
Altogether, there are more than 240 topic pages related to HIV, hepatitis C, STIs, and TB. These pages have links to thousands of recent fact sheets, articles, and reports in English and Spanish.
Explore the links below for detailed information on over 200 topics related to HIV, STDs, viral hepatitis, and related health concerns.
Learning About HIV
See also: Cryptosporidiosis and Toxoplasmosis Fact Sheets and Articles Healthy Pets, Healthy People (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) Diseases That Can Spread from Pets to People (CDC)…
General Information HIV and Pregnancy (AIDSInfo) Pregnancy and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version HIV and Family Planning (Poz) Having a Baby (AIDSmap) Pregnancy & HIV/AIDS (TheBody) – web page…
General Information Choosing an HIV Care Provider (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Building a Patient/Doctor Relationship (Project Inform) and Spanish version Medical Appointments (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Questions to…
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (Government-Funded) 2015 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) Funding HIV Treatment: The Future of the Ryan White Program…
See also: Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID), HIV, and Hepatitis C Background Information Fact Sheets and Overview Materials: Drug Use and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Harm Reduction and…
See also: HIV Transmission; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Chlamydia Basics; Gonorrhea Basics; Herpes and HIV; Herpes Basics; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Basics; Syphilis and HIV; and Syphilis…
General Information Smoking (AIDSmap) Smoking and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Cigarette Smoking & HIV/AIDS (TheBody) – web page with links to fact sheets and articles about smoking Selected…
Selected Recent Articles Faith in Healing. (September 2016, Poz) HRC Foundation’s New HIV/AIDS Project Fellow Discusses Faith Communities, Coalition Building and Gay Men of Color (February 2015, TheBody) Nurturing Your…
See also Fatigue, Sleep Problems, and HIV and Mental Health and HIV General Information Coping with Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and HIV (TheBody) – web site with links to many articles…
See also: Food Safety and HIV and Immigrants, Immigration, and HIV Travel Information for People Living with HIV/AIDS Immunocompromised Travelers (Center for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) Traveling to…
HIV Treatment and Cure Research
See also: HIV Continuum of Care and Getting to Zero – Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Selected Recent Articles Multiple HIV care models effective for disease management. (December 2016, Hepmag) PrEP…
Background Information Adherence (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Keeping up with your meds: Adherence (Project Inform) and Spanish version Taking your treatment – adherence (AIDSmap) Selected Recent Articles The Undetectable…
See also: HIV Drugs – Basic Information, HIV Prevention – General Information, Opportunistic Illnesses and Related Conditions – General Information General Information HIV Basics/HIV 101 – Poz fact sheet After…
See Also: Late HIV Diagnosis and Treatment, Starting HIV Treatment Selected Recent Articles Prompt ART reduces HIV patients’ cancer risk. (September 2016, Healio) START analysis looks at who benefits most…
See also: Entry Inhibitors General Information about HIV Medications HIV Drug Chart. Chart from Positively Aware’s Drug Guide with basic information about each antiretroviral drug and combination pill or tablet…
See also: Gene Therapy and HIV and Zinc Finger Gene Therapy Selected Recent Articles Gene Scissors Thwart HIV in Latent CD4 Cells, But Mutations Make Virus Stronger. (July 2016, TheBodyPro) Maybe…
See Also: U.S. Guidelines for HIV Testing, Prevention, and Treatment; Starting HIV Treatment; Comparing HIV Drug Regimens; Salvage Treatment for HIV; Innovative Approaches to HIV Treatment Selected Recent Articles Ask…
See Also: U.S. Guidelines for HIV Testing, Prevention, and Treatment; Starting HIV Treatment; Changing Treatment Regimens; Salvage Treatment for HIV; Innovative Approaches to HIV Treatment Selected Recent Articles Integrase inhibitors…
Fact Sheets Alternative and complementary therapies (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Alternative (Complementary) Therapies for HIV/AIDS (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) Complementary therapies (The Well Project) Chinese acupuncture (AIDS InfoNet)…
See also: Long-Acting and Slow-Release HIV Medications Fact Sheets and Background Information Drug Level Testing (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish and Russian versions Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) (TheBody) Selected Recent Articles…
Groups Affected by HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections
General Information The ABCs of Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) What Are the Symptoms and Signs of Hepatitis C? (American Liver Foundation) What Are the Signs and Symptoms…
General Information Drug Interactions (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Drug Interactions (Project Inform) – fact sheet with links to sites that allow you to check medications for possible interactions Database…
General Information Hepatitis A Overview Materials: Hepatitis A (MedlinePlus) The ABCs of Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) What I need to know about hepatitis A…
General Information Basic Resources from Various Sites: Hepatitis B (MedlinePlus) What I need to know about hepatitis B (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) and Spanish…
General Information Overview Materials: Hepatitis C (MedlinePlus) The ABCs of Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) What I need to know about hepatitis C (National Institute of…
General Information Hepatitis C Genotypes (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Hepatitis C Genotypes and Quasispecies (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) HCV Genotype and Quasispecies (Hepatitis C Support Project) Are There…
See also: Hepatitis C: Epidemiology and Affected Population Groups Selected Recent Articles “Overdose Outbreak” Hits West Virginia in the Midst of Opioid Crisis. (August 2016, Hepmag) Hepatitis C Epidemic Hits…
Selected Recent Articles Hepatitis C infection and reinfection among men who have sex with men need higher priority, US and European studies show. (September 2016, AIDSmap) Risk of reinfection is…
General Information Testing Recommendations for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis C Screening (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force) Testing…
Selected Recent Articles Hepatitis C vaccine development shows progress but scientific barriers remain. (September 2016, AIDSmap) Separate, coadministration of investigational HIV, HCV vaccines induce similar responses. (April 2016, Healio); related…
Conference News and Hot Topics
See also: Persons Who Inject Drugs (PWID), HIV, and Hepatitis C Background Information Fact Sheets and Overview Materials: Drug Use and HIV (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Harm Reduction and…
See also: HIV and Hepatitis Stigma and Discrimination and Prison Inmates, Ex-Offenders, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis General Information Resources from the Center for HIV Law and Policy, including their Positive…
Please Note: This web page has links to many articles, fact sheets, and other materials arising from the 2016 International AIDS Conference (IAC), held on July 18 through 22, 2016…
Health Conditions Seen with HIV
See also: Inflammation and HIV Basic Information IRIS: Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (Project Inform) Immune restoration syndrome (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Guidelines Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of…
See also: Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) Selected Fact Sheets and Recent Articles Why Inflammation Is a Hot Topic. Basic background information about inflammation from Berkeley Wellness. Although this article…
See also: Immunizations and HIV General Information Fact Sheets: HIV/AIDS and the Flu (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Flu Season and Living with HIV (Project Inform) FAQs about Flu…
General Information Kaposi’s sarcoma (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Kaposi’s sarcoma (Poz) Kaposi’s sarcoma (AIDSmap) Guidelines Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents…
General Information HIV and Kidney Disease (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version The Kidneys (AIDSmap) Kidney Disease Tests (labtestsonline) – page with links to fact sheets on the many types of…
See Also: Facial Wasting, Fat Loss, and HIV; and Wasting Syndrome (Unwanted Weight Loss) and Frailty General Information Body Shape Changes (Lipodystrophy) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Changes to Your…
General Information Lymphoma (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (AIDSmap) Guidelines Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents (CDC, National Institutes of…
Note: This infection is also called Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI) Fact Sheets Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare (MAI) Infection – definition and concise description from the AIDSInfo Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms, and…
General Information Mitochondrial toxicity (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Mitochondrial toxicity (TheBody) Lactic acidosis (AIDSmap) Selected Recent Articles Older HIV Drugs Accelerated Aging Effects in Muscle Cells. (June 2011, Poz)…
See also: Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, and HIV; and Side Effects of HIV Treatment (Recent Articles) General Information Nausea (Tufts University Nutrition and Infection Unit) Coping with nausea (Project Inform) and…
HIV Prevention, Transmission, and Testing
General Information Materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Basic Information on PrEP Take Charge: Talk to Your Doctor About PrEP Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV…
Guidelines for HIV Testing Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement: Screening for HIV Laboratory Testing…
See also: HIV and the Immune System; Immune-Based Therapies; and Immunizations and HIV General Information Preventive HIV Vaccines (AIDSinfo) – Fact sheet with information for potential clinical trial participants on…
Pages for Particular HIV Drugs
Fact Sheets and General Information About Genvoya Genvoya (elvitegravir + cobicistat + emtricitabine + tenofovir alafenamide) (AIDS InfoNet) Genvoya (Poz) Genvoya (elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide) (Positively Aware) Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate (Genvoya) (AIDSInfo)…
Fact Sheets About Indinavir Indinavir (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Indinavir (Crixivan) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Crixivan (Poz) Crixivan: Indinavir sulfate (indinavir) or IDV (Positively Aware) For More Information For…
Fact Sheets About Kaletra Lopinavir/Ritonavir (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Lopinavir + ritonavir (Kaletra) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Kaletra (Poz) Kaletra: lopinavir/ritonavir or LPV/r (Positively Aware) For More Information For…
Fact Sheets About Lamivudine Lamivudine (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Lamivudine (Epivir) (AIDS InfoNet) Spanish version Epivir (lamivudine, 3TC) (Poz) Epivir: Lamivudine or 3TC (Positively Aware) Combination Pills Containing Lamivudine Lamivudine…
Fact Sheets Maraviroc (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Maraviroc (Selzentry, Celsentri) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Selzentry (Poz) Selzentry: Maraviroc or MVC (Positively Aware) For More Information For news about recent…
Fact Sheets About Nelfinavir Nelfinavir (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Nelfinavir (Viracept) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Viracept (Nelfinavir) (Poz) Viracept: Nelfinavir or NFV (Positively Aware) For More Information For news…
Fact Sheets About Nevirapine Nevirapine (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Nevirapine (Viramune) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Viramune (Nevirapine) (Poz) Viramune XR: Nevirapine or NVP (Positively Aware) For More Information For…
Fact Sheets About Odefsey Emtricitabine/Rilpivirine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (Odefsey) (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Odefsey (rilpivirine + emtricitabine + tenofovir alafenamide) (AIDS InfoNet)Odefsey (Poz) Odefsey (rilpivirine/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide) (Positively Aware) Medications That Are Part…
Fact Sheets Darunavir/Cobicistat (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Darunavir/Cobicistat (Prezcobix) (AIDS Infonet) and Spanish version Prezcobix (Poz) Prezcobix (Positively Aware) Medications That Are Part of Prezcobix Prezcobix is a combination pill…
Fact Sheets About Raltegravir Raltegravir (Isentress) (AIDSInfo) and Spanish version Raltegravir (Isentress) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Isentress (Poz) Isentress: Raltegravir or RAL (Positively Aware) For More Information For news…
Sexually Transmitted Infections
See also: Sexually Transmitted Infections Fact Sheets About Chlamydia Chlamydia (American Sexual Health Association) Chlamydia. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish version Incidence, Prevalence, and Costs…
See also: Sexually Transmitted Infections Fact Sheets About Gonorrhea Gonorrhea (American Sexual Health Association) Gonorrhea (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish version Incidence, Prevalence, and Costs…
See also: Herpes Basics, Shingles and HIV Background Information Herpes Simplex (Cold Sores and Genital Herpes) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Herpes Zoster (Shingles) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Herpes…
See also: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Herpes and HIV Fact Sheets About Herpes Herpes (American Sexual Health Association) Genital Herpes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish…
See also: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Basics; Anal and Cervical Cancers and HIV; Cancer, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis; and Sexually Transmitted Infections General Information Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish…
See also: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV Fact Sheets About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) HPV (American Sexual Health Association) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (Centers for Disease Control and…
See also: Syphilis and HIV; Syphilis Basics; Chlamydia Basics; Gonorrhea Basics; Herpes and HIV; Herpes Basics; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Basics; and Sexual Health Please Note:…
See also Sexually Transmitted Infections and Syphilis Basics General Information Syphilis (Poz) Syphilis (AIDSmap) Syphilis (American Sexual Health Association) Syphilis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish…
See also: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Syphilis and HIV Fact Sheets Syphilis (American Sexual Health Association) Syphilis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish version Syphilis and…
Viral Hepatitis
Selected Recent Articles Methadone Users May Need Education About Hepatitis C Treatment. (September 2016, Hepmag) ACLU, Harvard Law Sue Colorado for Restricting Access to Hepatitis C Treatment. (September 2016, Hepmag)…
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hepatitis C: Overview and Statistics Surveillance for Viral Hepatitis – United States, 2013 Healthcare-Associated Hepatitis B and C Outbreaks Reported…
Selected Recent Articles Note: The treatment for persons living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is evolving very rapidly. Many articles and reports about HCV treatments are being published…
Reports and Planning Documents Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis: Updated 2014-2016. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – HHS) Combating the Silent Epidemic…
Please Note: This page focuses on the symptoms and stages of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, as well as the prognosis for persons who are currently living with HCV or…
General Information Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents (CDC, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of…
General Information About Hepatitis C Drugs Hepatitis C Medications – The page has links to fact sheets and articles on individual hepatitis C drugs and drug combinations. Patient Assistance Programs…
General Information HIV and Viral Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) Training Manual for Treatment Advocates: Hepatitis C Virus and Coinfection with HIV (Treatment Action Group) An…
Selected Recent Articles FDA Approved Changes to the Genvoya Label. (September 2016, TheBodyPro) FDA Approved Changes to the Sustiva Label. (September 2016, TheBodyPro) FDA Approves Once-Daily Hepatitis C Regimen Viekira…
General Information HIV and Kidney Disease (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version The Kidneys (AIDSmap) Kidney Disease Tests (labtestsonline) – page with links to fact sheets on the many types of…
Basic Information about HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections
See Also: HIV Stigma, Discrimination, and Criminalization General Information Telling Others You Are HIV-Positive (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Telling Others About Your HIV (Project Inform) and Spanish version Disclosure…
General Information Overview Materials: Hepatitis C (MedlinePlus) The ABCs of Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) What I need to know about hepatitis C (National Institute of…
Timelines from Various Sources Global HIV/AIDS timeline (Kaiser Family Foundation) HIV/AIDS Milestones: Year-by-Year Milestones in HIV/AIDS (AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts) History of HIV and AIDS (Avert) – includes links…
See also: HIV and Hepatitis Criminalization and Prison Inmates, Ex-Offenders, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis General Information HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination (Avert) Homophobia, HIV, and AIDS (Avert) Common at…
Please note: This page focuses on general information about HIV prevention. For more detailed information and news about particular HIV prevention techniques and strategies, see the following Health Library web…
Boston: Listed by Neighborhood Allston: Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center Charlestown: MGH Charlestown HealthCare Center Chinatown: South Cove Community Health Center Dorchester: Bowdoin Street Health Center Codman Square Health…
See Also: AIDS Denialism and HIV Myths and Misunderstandings Background Information Where Did HIV Come From? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Origin of HIV and AIDS (Avert) Selected Recent…
General Information Choosing an HIV Care Provider (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Building a Patient/Doctor Relationship (Project Inform) and Spanish version Medical Appointments (AIDS InfoNet) and Spanish version Questions to…
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (Government-Funded) 2015 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) Funding HIV Treatment: The Future of the Ryan White Program…
See also: Syphilis and HIV; Syphilis Basics; Chlamydia Basics; Gonorrhea Basics; Herpes and HIV; Herpes Basics; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV; Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Basics; and Sexual Health Please Note:…
