Rick Guasco
@rickguasco.bsky.social
Living with HIV since at least 1992. Lifelong Chicagoan. Gay. Latino. Star Trek fan. Editor-in-chief of @PosAware magazine. Creator of @adaywithhiv.
Taking my HIV medication before putting on my reading glasses and getting back to work.
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Taking my HIV medication before putting on my reading glasses and getting back to work.
A new bottle of my HIV medication, a new month of beating back the virus.
November 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A new bottle of my HIV medication, a new month of beating back the virus.
Temperatures in the mid-60s in Chicago in mid-November! Reason enough to take my HIV medication outside.
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Temperatures in the mid-60s in Chicago in mid-November! Reason enough to take my HIV medication outside.
@marksking.bsky.social is turning 65 so he’s having a virtual birthday celebrating people with HIV/AIDS and turning it into a fundraiser for @reunion_Project The Reunion Project, the nationwide network of long-term survivors.
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@marksking.bsky.social is turning 65 so he’s having a virtual birthday celebrating people with HIV/AIDS and turning it into a fundraiser for @reunion_Project The Reunion Project, the nationwide network of long-term survivors.
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
positivelyaware.com/mark-king-birthday-party
Because National Guard troops among other federal agents are roaming my city, I needed to hear this story on NPR.
“I gotta stay and do the good I can, because the person behind me might not.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
“I gotta stay and do the good I can, because the person behind me might not.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Because National Guard troops among other federal agents are roaming my city, I needed to hear this story on NPR.
“I gotta stay and do the good I can, because the person behind me might not.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
“I gotta stay and do the good I can, because the person behind me might not.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
After tear-gassing a street in Little Village over the weekend, dozens of border patrol agents gathered at the Bean early Monday for a photo op, with chief Gregory Bovino and a few guard dogs at the front.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
After tear-gassing a street in Little Village over the weekend, dozens of border patrol agents gathered at the Bean early Monday for a photo op, with chief Gregory Bovino and a few guard dogs at the front.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
I think I’ll just work from home today and take my #HIV medication.
Actually, after I took my pill I got dressed and went in to the office.
Actually, after I took my pill I got dressed and went in to the office.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I think I’ll just work from home today and take my #HIV medication.
Actually, after I took my pill I got dressed and went in to the office.
Actually, after I took my pill I got dressed and went in to the office.
With record sales of its Biktarvy and PrEP drug Descovy and the debut of Yeztugo, its six-month injectable for PrEP, Gilead Sciences reported $7.3 billion in 3rd-quarter sales—$5.3 billion of it from its HIV business. Also, Biktarvy gets an extended lease on life.
positivelyaware.com/gilead-3q-sales
positivelyaware.com/gilead-3q-sales
Gilead’s thriving HIV business boosts third-quarter sales
positivelyaware.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
With record sales of its Biktarvy and PrEP drug Descovy and the debut of Yeztugo, its six-month injectable for PrEP, Gilead Sciences reported $7.3 billion in 3rd-quarter sales—$5.3 billion of it from its HIV business. Also, Biktarvy gets an extended lease on life.
positivelyaware.com/gilead-3q-sales
positivelyaware.com/gilead-3q-sales
Scrambled eggs with bacon (or ham) is my favorite weekend breakfast, which is what I had yesterday (Saturday) with my #HIV medication, but I forgot to post the picture until today.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Scrambled eggs with bacon (or ham) is my favorite weekend breakfast, which is what I had yesterday (Saturday) with my #HIV medication, but I forgot to post the picture until today.
Funded by ViiV Healthcare, maker of cabotegravir, the ongoing study will look at injection site reactions over a six-month post-injection period to measure participants’ willingness to use either cabotegravir or lenacapavir, produced by Gilead Sciences.
positivelyaware.com/clarity-study-results
positivelyaware.com/clarity-study-results
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Funded by ViiV Healthcare, maker of cabotegravir, the ongoing study will look at injection site reactions over a six-month post-injection period to measure participants’ willingness to use either cabotegravir or lenacapavir, produced by Gilead Sciences.
positivelyaware.com/clarity-study-results
positivelyaware.com/clarity-study-results
11 years ago the hep C drug sofosbuvir was launched at $82,000 for a 12-week regimen. “we predicted that it could be made for $68–$136”—now the generic version is $21, says the researcher whose team who now says $25 for lenacapvir for PrEP is possible.
positivelyaware.com/25-dollar-lenacapavir
positivelyaware.com/25-dollar-lenacapavir
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
11 years ago the hep C drug sofosbuvir was launched at $82,000 for a 12-week regimen. “we predicted that it could be made for $68–$136”—now the generic version is $21, says the researcher whose team who now says $25 for lenacapvir for PrEP is possible.
positivelyaware.com/25-dollar-lenacapavir
positivelyaware.com/25-dollar-lenacapavir
When federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued an extensive injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force, she quoted a famous poem about Chicago by Carl Sandburg.
poets.org/poem/chicago
poets.org/poem/chicago
Chicago
Hog Butcher for the World,
poets.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
When federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued an extensive injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force, she quoted a famous poem about Chicago by Carl Sandburg.
poets.org/poem/chicago
poets.org/poem/chicago
After photographing the cover of an upcoming issue of @posaware.bsky.social in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, lunch—chicken tacos and my #HIV medication at 5 Rabanitos on 18th Street.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
After photographing the cover of an upcoming issue of @posaware.bsky.social in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, lunch—chicken tacos and my #HIV medication at 5 Rabanitos on 18th Street.
Why Trump’s nominee to lead NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, is the wrong man for the job.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
A confidential manifesto lays out Isaacman's sweeping new vision for NASA
The former, and possibly future, nominee for the space agency said he did not intend for the document’s public release.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Why Trump’s nominee to lead NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, is the wrong man for the job.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
For the 2nd time in a row, #HHS secretary RFK, Jr., has postponed a meeting of the #USPSTF which preventive health services—such as #PrEP—must be covered by insurers. An HHS spokesperson cited the government shutdown as the cause, blaming Democrats.
positivelyaware.com/USPSTF-meeting-canceled-again
positivelyaware.com/USPSTF-meeting-canceled-again
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
For the 2nd time in a row, #HHS secretary RFK, Jr., has postponed a meeting of the #USPSTF which preventive health services—such as #PrEP—must be covered by insurers. An HHS spokesperson cited the government shutdown as the cause, blaming Democrats.
positivelyaware.com/USPSTF-meeting-canceled-again
positivelyaware.com/USPSTF-meeting-canceled-again
“I’ve learned to thrive with and because of my diagnosis,” writes Bridgette Picou. “Yet, I find myself back full circle. Worrying about dying and HIV. Or rather, once again worrying about how not to die while navigating life with HIV.”
positivelyaware.com/living-by-not-dying
positivelyaware.com/living-by-not-dying
October 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“I’ve learned to thrive with and because of my diagnosis,” writes Bridgette Picou. “Yet, I find myself back full circle. Worrying about dying and HIV. Or rather, once again worrying about how not to die while navigating life with HIV.”
positivelyaware.com/living-by-not-dying
positivelyaware.com/living-by-not-dying