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John-Manuel Andriote

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Covers:  Health, medicine, LGBTQ, HIV, mental health, resilience, popular culture, public health
Doesn't Cover: Terrorism, war, economy
Author-Journalist-Health Advocate. Advocacy/book: stonewallstrong.com; @PsychToday blog on resilience: goo.gl/5G1Hsr.

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John-Manuel Andriote’s Biography

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I began reporting on HIV-AIDS while I was working on a master’s degree in journalism at Northwestern University in 1986.

Beginning in 1988, I parlayed my portfolio of articles on the subject into staff positions with the American Psychiatric Association and Family Health International, and as a consultant for numerous national and global organizations.

I also leveraged my reporting on HIV-AIDS into broader health and medical-related subjects, which I’ve written about for The Atlantic, Huffingto…

John-Manuel Andriote’s Journalist Portfolio

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Should the Modern Man Be Taking Testosterone?

Should the Modern Man Be Taking Testosterone?

Testosterone deficiency is exceedingly less common than marketing campaigns and "you only think you feel fine…

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The Power of Choosing Resilience

The Power of Choosing Resilience

Psychological conditions that are epidemic among urban gay and bisexual men warrant conscious efforts to fost…

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Yeast: Love and Fear, Death and Beer

Yeast: Love and Fear, Death and Beer

Single-celled fungi all around us do so much good and so much bad. You might say Saccharomyces cerevisiae yea…

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An Optimistic Era for Global Infectious Disease Control

An Optimistic Era for Global Infectious Disease Control

"If we can concentrate in these geographies," said Dybul, "we can interrupt new transmissions, getting new tr…

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Breaking the Cycle of Prescription Drug Costs

Breaking the Cycle of Prescription Drug Costs

Profits from monopolies finance lobbying, which supports more monopolies. Examining the roots of the dysfunct…

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Curing Diabetes: How Type 2 Became an Accepted Lifestyle

Curing Diabetes: How Type 2 Became an Accepted Lifestyle

Diabetes is big business, and many have been convinced that managing it forever is their only option. But it …

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Articles

The Story You Tell Yourself Can Change Your Life

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Twenty years ago, I publicly disclosed that I was living with HIV in a first-person essay for The Washington Post. The story had an unusual twist. By then, I had spent two decades reporting on the HIV/AIDS epidemic—as an HIV-negative gay journalist. Suddenly, I was no longer just covering the story. I was living it. For years I had interviewed people whose lives had been transformed by HIV.
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The Story You Tell Yourself Can Change Your Life

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Take our Resilience Test Find a therapist near me The story you tell yourself shapes your resilience. You are more than your worst experience. Re-storying means reclaiming your role as the hero of your life. Resilience is often revealed, not created. Twenty years ago, I publicly disclosed that I was living with HIV in a first-person essay for The Washington Post. The story had an unusual twist. By then, I had spent two decades reporting on the HIV/AIDS epidemic—as an HIV-negative gay journalist.
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Be the Author of Your Own Resilience

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Ask people if they’re resilient, and many hesitate. Ask them what they’ve lived through, though, and the list grows quickly—illness, loss, caregiving, rejection, financial strain, identity struggles, moments when life veered sharply off course. The paradox is striking: We often fail to recognize resilience in ourselves, even when the evidence is everywhere in our own lives. A big part of the problem is the way we tell our stories—to others and, especially, to ourselves.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Newsroom intern at the Christian Science Monitor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I learned to type on a manual typewriter.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being a proxy for my readers, asking questions they would like answered, researching and gathering information they will find useful.

Awards

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Lambda Literary Award

2000 - Editors’ Choice

My book VICTORY DEFERRED: HOW AIDS CHANGED GAY LIFE IN AMERICA was awarded the Lambda Literary Awards Editors’ Choice award. The award was presented to me at the Lambda Literary Awards banquet in Chicago.

Finalist - Randy Shilts Nonfiction Award

2000 - Nonfiction

My book VICTORY DEFERRED: HOW AIDS CHANGED GAY LIFE IN AMERICA was a finalist for the New York Publishing Triangle’s annual Randy Shilts Nonfiction Award.

Finalist - Stonewall Book Award - American Library Association

2000

My book VICTORY DEFERRED: HOW AIDS CHANGED GAY LIFE IN AMERICA was a finalist for the American Library Association’s Stonewall Award’s nonfiction category.