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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 2h

“For Black women in particular, storytelling becomes an act of reclaiming power,” writes Michelle Anderson in a powerful First Person essay for @posaware.bsky.social.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 4h

Most weekend mornings,I like to make scrambled eggs and then take my #HIV medication—yesterday and today.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#NIH is putting certain new #HIV trials on hold as funding delays threaten future research. Advocates warn the delays could stall advances in HIV treatment and prevention, and have issued an open letter to Congress which the public can sign by Oct. 15. positivelyaware.com/nih-hits-pause

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“After an HIV diagnosis, a person doesn’t need another lecture, but somebody they can trust,” says Joeli Colati, executive director of Fiji Network Plus, and a person living with HIV.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Accidentally color coordinated today—my shirt, my little friend and my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I had green tea in one of my favorite coffee mugs today when I took my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This morning, I helped lead a group of @depauluniversity.bsky.social students through TPAN, talking about panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt we have on display and what HIV treatment was like then and now. After they left, I took my #HIV medication. Mindful and thankful to still be here.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A yogurt parfait with fresh cut fruit and some coffee at home with my #HIV medication was how I started the week.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ingredients of Sunday breakfast include my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

CINO. “Christian” in name only.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Drug-resistant tuberculosis can be challenging, especially for people living with HIV. New resources from @treatmentactiongroup.org help people understand their medications, manage side effects and communicate with healthcare providers. positivelyaware.com/tag-tb-resources

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Watching a presentation on broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) and their potential to fight #HIV felt like a fitting moment to take my HIV medication. Progress happens in research labs, in clinics and in everyday moments like this. The fight against HIV takes place on every front.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hey, #airplanenerd friends. This morning I’m aboard an American Airlines Airbus A-319 headed for Raleigh-Durham. It’s a packed flight and I’m at the back of the plane in a middle seat. But I expect it to be a short flight. Safe—and swift—travels!

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The makings of Sunday breakfast: two eggs, almond milk, rosemary, cinnamon and sea salt—with my #HIV medication on the side.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Brunch with my friend Charlie after working up an appetite early this morning. Time for my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oops! My #HIV medication fell into my breakfast yogurt parfait as I was taking this picture. No harm done, but I think the #adherencetoad was asking why.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday I worked from home but stepped out for some pineapple cucumber chia seed lemonade to go with my #HIV medication.

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NPR @npr.org · 25/09/2026

The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections. n.pr/4dRATLp

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The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checks

The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday I worked from home but stepped out for some pineapple cucumber chia seed lemonade to go with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Before going through the photos taken yesterday for A Day with HIV, I’m taking my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Needed something refreshing for the morning, so I had an iced latte with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Taking my #HIV medication after recording a video for @posaware.bsky.social and the magazine’s annual anti-stigma campaign, @adaywithhiv.bsky.social.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Extortion” by any other name is still a shake down.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In this First Person essay for PA, Morris Singletary calls for timely access to treatment, transparency and recognition of the person behind the request. #unitedhealthcare positivelyaware.com/dear-unitedhealthcare

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Dear UnitedHealthcare

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Breakfast at my desk—two yogurts, a glass of orange juice and my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You’d’ve already seen those stories if you were watching.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Lots of Teams and Zoom meetings seem to happen on Tuesdays, so before they begin, I’ll usually pop my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Friday morning at my desk starts with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Whether this is legal may depend on the undisclosed agreement. While the Economy Act of 1932 allows federal agencies to share resources or transfer funding for goods and services, the law itself is not a process for shifting funds without a real service arrangement.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

After recording a conversation with five long-term survivors of #HIV for a segment of @posaware.bsky.social’s “The PA Chat,” I took a moment to take my own HIV medication. Also, I need to learn how to smile for the camera.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

According to @glaad.bsky.social’s 2026 stigma report, 44% of survey respondents across all ages said they disagreed with the science of U=U, that someone living with HIV whose treatment has rendered the virus undetectable cannot transmit it through sex.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Instead of coffee, I picked up some orange juice on the way to work to have with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is Trump’s government. The unitary presidency is here; totalitarian, authoritarian. It’s literally changing the landscape.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Julene also talked about the importance of female representation and participation in clinical studies.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Best on the block. Working from home, I took a break to go down the street to have my favorite sea salt chocolate cookie and iced lavender latte with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A few days before BIC-LEN was approved by the FDA, I got to talk with Julene Tripp Weaver for @posaware.bsky.social about her experience in a clinical trial that helped lead to what is now known as the new #HIV medication #Bixlenvo. youtu.be/8PWKwZbrdbE?...

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The PA Chat | Julene Tripp Weaver talks about her clinical trial experience on new HIV drug Bixlenvo

YouTube video by Positively Aware

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I slept in, so it was breakfast for lunch, followed by my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Two clinical trial participants talk with @posaware.bsky.social about their experience with the new FDA-approved HIV drug #Bixlenvo, a once-daily 2-drug pill for heavily treatment-experienced people whose #HIV is suppressed but on complex regimens. #ThePAchat www.youtube.com/watch?v=OimP...

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The PA Chat | Jeff Taylor and Michael talk about their experience with new HIV drug Bixlenvo

YouTube video by Positively Aware

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Saturday morning and it feels like anything is possible this weekend. After I take my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Getting ready to record intros to a couple of interviews I’ll be posting. But first, an iced lavender latte and my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“It represents another important step forward in the evolution of two-drug regimens, offering heavily treatment-experienced people with #HIV and those on complex ART regimens an opportunity to simplify to a potent two-drug regimen,” says one HIV specialist. positivelyaware.com/bixlenvo-approved

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Preparing for a long and busy—but hopefully good—day by having breakfast and taking my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I had my #HIV medication this morning with cereal, so how’d I almost forget to post the picture?

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Before the first Teams meeting of the day, time for my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It was supposed to be my #HIV medication, THEN the donut.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Happy Friday—couldn’t wait to have an iced lavender latte with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A new study from @glaad.bsky.social finds 31% of Gen Zers feel knowledgeable about HIV. Ty Ballard says, “telling young people to just educate themselves means very little if we are not thinking seriously about where that education is coming from.” positivelyaware.com/understanding-has-to-catch-up

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Made some coffee this morning to go with my #HIV medication.

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In time for Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Anthony L. Williams marks the 10th anniversary of his film, “Thicker Than Blood,” that weaves identity, queerness and HIV into his family drama. #SHAAD positivelyaware.com/thicker-than-blood-film

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Rick Guasco @rickguasco.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Many, if not all, people with HIV on expanded Medicaid are going to have to deal with the program’s new work requirement, which goes into effect Jan. 1, so it’s important to talk with an expert now about what you can expect and how to prepare for it. positivelyaware.com/work-rule-lawsuit

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