Heather Boerner

Heather Boerner is a science journalist based in San Francisco, and author of Positively Negative: Love, Pregnancy, and Science’s Surprising Victory Over HIV.

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BREAKTHROUGH

This Device Could Save Women From HIV

A small vaginal ring shows promise in the fight against HIV. Will it get the money it needs to make it to market?

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STEP BY STEP

The HIV Drug Half a Million Women Need

Truvada activists were shocked when vocal critic Larry Kramer changed his tune. With a lack of campaigns for people other than gay men, there is a long way to go.

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STAT

Transgender? A Doctor Won’t See You Now

Trans patients face do-or-die situations when trying to find transition care. But the medical community is not ready for them.

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Won’t Be Screwed Again

This Story Made Them Cover AIDS Drugs

Can you trust your insurance company’s drug formulary? Robert Shore thought he could. He was wrong.

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Silver (Level) Fox

It’s Still Way Too Hard to Get HIV Meds

Seeking a better, safer sex life, people are using open enrollment to switch their health plans to ones that bring Truvada in reach. If only it were that simple.

Heather Boerner

Heather Boerner

This Device Could Save Women From HIV

The HIV Drug Half a Million Women Need

Transgender? A Doctor Won’t See You Now

This Story Made Them Cover AIDS Drugs

It’s Still Way Too Hard to Get HIV Meds

Coming Out Kinky to Your Doctor

Her Doctor Said No to Her HIV Protection