Myles Helfand
@myhelfy.bsky.social
he/him | exec editor of TheBody and TheBodyPro | journalism-ing for HIV communities since aught-one | unsecret gamer | personality type: Mets fan
Part 2 (sorry for the inconsistent amount of overlap between screenshots):
August 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Part 2 (sorry for the inconsistent amount of overlap between screenshots):
Eh maybe, but we can also post screenshots. Part 1:
August 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Eh maybe, but we can also post screenshots. Part 1:
Odd that this article includes this paragraph, given that the trans-focused section of the guidelines was already removed months ago and can now only be accessed through the Internet Archive and other backup locations
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Odd that this article includes this paragraph, given that the trans-focused section of the guidelines was already removed months ago and can now only be accessed through the Internet Archive and other backup locations
Love this tiny moment in @treatmentactiongroup.org's latest newsletter - made me laugh out loud! Thanks, @markhar77.bsky.social, for preserving your humanity amidst the madness.
(BTW if y'all haven't signed up for this yet, it's a great resource: treatmentactiongroup.salsalabs.org/emailsignup/...)
(BTW if y'all haven't signed up for this yet, it's a great resource: treatmentactiongroup.salsalabs.org/emailsignup/...)
April 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Love this tiny moment in @treatmentactiongroup.org's latest newsletter - made me laugh out loud! Thanks, @markhar77.bsky.social, for preserving your humanity amidst the madness.
(BTW if y'all haven't signed up for this yet, it's a great resource: treatmentactiongroup.salsalabs.org/emailsignup/...)
(BTW if y'all haven't signed up for this yet, it's a great resource: treatmentactiongroup.salsalabs.org/emailsignup/...)
#TransDayofVisibility feels like a good moment to re-up @jncherabiemd.bsky.social's tremendous, invaluable quick video guide for clinicians on how to make sense of gender-affirming care and begin to employ it in their work, both for HIV prevention and beyond. www.thebodypro.com/video/trans-...
March 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#TransDayofVisibility feels like a good moment to re-up @jncherabiemd.bsky.social's tremendous, invaluable quick video guide for clinicians on how to make sense of gender-affirming care and begin to employ it in their work, both for HIV prevention and beyond. www.thebodypro.com/video/trans-...
I love this article @timmurphynycwriter.bsky.social wrote for TheBody featuring three powerful trans HIV advocates standing tall amidst today's political storms: Tori Cooper of @hrc.org, Arianna Lint, and Shekinah Rose. It's the dose of strength we all need right now www.thebody.com/news/hiv/tra...
March 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I love this article @timmurphynycwriter.bsky.social wrote for TheBody featuring three powerful trans HIV advocates standing tall amidst today's political storms: Tori Cooper of @hrc.org, Arianna Lint, and Shekinah Rose. It's the dose of strength we all need right now www.thebody.com/news/hiv/tra...
There's nothing in this specific release about last week's rumored shuttering of the CDC's HIV prevention efforts... but we'll see. The release does note that the new "Administration for a Healthy America" will include HIV as a focus, so it's still possible the CDC infrastructure gets shifted over.
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
There's nothing in this specific release about last week's rumored shuttering of the CDC's HIV prevention efforts... but we'll see. The release does note that the new "Administration for a Healthy America" will include HIV as a focus, so it's still possible the CDC infrastructure gets shifted over.
The KFF federal HIV spending estimates: www.kff.org/hivaids/fact...
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The KFF federal HIV spending estimates: www.kff.org/hivaids/fact...
#CROI2025 coverage on TheBodyPro:
- Racial disparities in U.S. HIV px/tx
- Real-world data: long-acting ART successes/challenges
- WYNTK when your newly dx patient has AIDS
- Intersection of aging + HIV cure research
- Long mpox in ppl with HIV
Read it all:
www.thebodypro.com/croi-confere...
- Racial disparities in U.S. HIV px/tx
- Real-world data: long-acting ART successes/challenges
- WYNTK when your newly dx patient has AIDS
- Intersection of aging + HIV cure research
- Long mpox in ppl with HIV
Read it all:
www.thebodypro.com/croi-confere...
March 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#CROI2025 coverage on TheBodyPro:
- Racial disparities in U.S. HIV px/tx
- Real-world data: long-acting ART successes/challenges
- WYNTK when your newly dx patient has AIDS
- Intersection of aging + HIV cure research
- Long mpox in ppl with HIV
Read it all:
www.thebodypro.com/croi-confere...
- Racial disparities in U.S. HIV px/tx
- Real-world data: long-acting ART successes/challenges
- WYNTK when your newly dx patient has AIDS
- Intersection of aging + HIV cure research
- Long mpox in ppl with HIV
Read it all:
www.thebodypro.com/croi-confere...
Has anyone done this one yet
March 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Has anyone done this one yet
For example: When a new remission case was presented at CROI three years ago, some experts estimated that we could begin seeing as many as a few dozen similar cases each year. www.thebodypro.com/article/croi...
March 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
For example: When a new remission case was presented at CROI three years ago, some experts estimated that we could begin seeing as many as a few dozen similar cases each year. www.thebodypro.com/article/croi...
On TheBodyPro: A roundup of notable, clinically relevant research published in Jan/Feb on ART, comorbidities, and continuum of care for people with HIV. The amount of new science on HIV always kind of amazes me; I hope we're not about to lose that momentum.
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-trea...
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-trea...
March 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
On TheBodyPro: A roundup of notable, clinically relevant research published in Jan/Feb on ART, comorbidities, and continuum of care for people with HIV. The amount of new science on HIV always kind of amazes me; I hope we're not about to lose that momentum.
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-trea...
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-trea...
If you're a part of the HIV community, you're living through a hard time right now, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, inadequate, you name it. Even community leaders agree: We've all got to find ways to take time for ourselves. Read: www.thebody.com/news/hiv/hiv...
March 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If you're a part of the HIV community, you're living through a hard time right now, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, inadequate, you name it. Even community leaders agree: We've all got to find ways to take time for ourselves. Read: www.thebody.com/news/hiv/hiv...
A note on the PEPFAR Impact Tracker (pepfar.impactcounter.com) - one that they're completely above-board about, but that is important as we quibble over quantifying HIV-related deaths amidst the ongoing USAID/PEPFAR awfulness: their numbers are projected estimates, not literal. (1/2, probably)
March 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A note on the PEPFAR Impact Tracker (pepfar.impactcounter.com) - one that they're completely above-board about, but that is important as we quibble over quantifying HIV-related deaths amidst the ongoing USAID/PEPFAR awfulness: their numbers are projected estimates, not literal. (1/2, probably)
As we mark another HIV Is Not a Crime Day - and we do so on the last day of Black History Month - it feels like an especially timely moment to feature the words of Robert Suttle, a Black gay man living with HIV who's done so much to overcome criminalization. Watch: www.thebody.com/collection/r...
February 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As we mark another HIV Is Not a Crime Day - and we do so on the last day of Black History Month - it feels like an especially timely moment to feature the words of Robert Suttle, a Black gay man living with HIV who's done so much to overcome criminalization. Watch: www.thebody.com/collection/r...
From the brilliant @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social on our latest pod episode, discussing the long-term impact of U.S. HIV funding evisceration: even if service is restored, the harm done to trust is long-lasting. Read/listen: www.thebodypro.com/hiv/future-h...
February 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
From the brilliant @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social on our latest pod episode, discussing the long-term impact of U.S. HIV funding evisceration: even if service is restored, the harm done to trust is long-lasting. Read/listen: www.thebodypro.com/hiv/future-h...
Oof. Yeah, this is concerning -- here's their Services navigation on 1/23 (on the left) vs. now (on the right). They've removed two menu items: Gender-Affirming Care and Support Services. (In case you're wondering, yes, the Support Services page used terms like "LGBTQ+")
February 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oof. Yeah, this is concerning -- here's their Services navigation on 1/23 (on the left) vs. now (on the right). They've removed two menu items: Gender-Affirming Care and Support Services. (In case you're wondering, yes, the Support Services page used terms like "LGBTQ+")
New on TheBodyPro: Recent research explored how well some of the most widely used AI chatbots tackle HIV prevention and testing info. Results were... eh. Overall, not too bad, but they kinda blew it on inclusivity - and that was before our current political moment. www.thebodypro.com/hiv/ai-hiv-p...
February 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New on TheBodyPro: Recent research explored how well some of the most widely used AI chatbots tackle HIV prevention and testing info. Results were... eh. Overall, not too bad, but they kinda blew it on inclusivity - and that was before our current political moment. www.thebodypro.com/hiv/ai-hiv-p...
New on TheBodyPro: A study on coronary atherosclerosis in people with HIV (mostly white men) over age 40 provides a possible explanation for elevated MI risk in folks with well-treated HIV - and a reminder of statins' potential value in CVD prevention.
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/coronary...
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/coronary...
February 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New on TheBodyPro: A study on coronary atherosclerosis in people with HIV (mostly white men) over age 40 provides a possible explanation for elevated MI risk in folks with well-treated HIV - and a reminder of statins' potential value in CVD prevention.
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/coronary...
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/coronary...
75 years ago, a person named Janet Mitchell was born. She grew up, got an MD (and an MPH!), and became a true pioneer in HIV care and patient advocacy for women of color during the height of the U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic. Oh, and she was under 5ft tall. And Black. www.thebody.com/hiv/janet-mi...
February 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
75 years ago, a person named Janet Mitchell was born. She grew up, got an MD (and an MPH!), and became a true pioneer in HIV care and patient advocacy for women of color during the height of the U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic. Oh, and she was under 5ft tall. And Black. www.thebody.com/hiv/janet-mi...
Congratulations! Really nice to have you (and coverable baseball stuff) back -- it's fun to spot the stuff that makes you stand out as a writer
February 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Congratulations! Really nice to have you (and coverable baseball stuff) back -- it's fun to spot the stuff that makes you stand out as a writer
That said, the restoration of this page may be unrelated to the court order; it could be that whatever editorial team is working within the CDC simply finished its anti-diversity/anti-trans review of the page and republished it. The old and new pages are nearly identical; I only spotted two tweaks.
February 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
That said, the restoration of this page may be unrelated to the court order; it could be that whatever editorial team is working within the CDC simply finished its anti-diversity/anti-trans review of the page and republished it. The old and new pages are nearly identical; I only spotted two tweaks.
Apropos of nothing (and everything), buying the @effinbirds.com daily calendar was basically the best decision I could’ve made this year for my family’s mental health
February 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Apropos of nothing (and everything), buying the @effinbirds.com daily calendar was basically the best decision I could’ve made this year for my family’s mental health
We've put together an initial report, on TheBodyPro, of federal HIV resources that have been removed and where alternative sources can be located. It's just a start, so tips and notes are welcome. Cheers to @larrybuhl.bsky.social for his initial reporting here!
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-data...
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-data...
February 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We've put together an initial report, on TheBodyPro, of federal HIV resources that have been removed and where alternative sources can be located. It's just a start, so tips and notes are welcome. Cheers to @larrybuhl.bsky.social for his initial reporting here!
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-data...
www.thebodypro.com/hiv/hiv-data...