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Community health workers help HIV patient change attitude, life

The man holds a dozen pills in his hand. Three blue-and-white capsules, a pink pill, an orange tablet, round and oval ones, large and small — all go down with a single gulp of water. The different medications treat HIV, hepatitis, high blood pressure, and kidney problems.

“I can’t take them one by one. That takes too long,” said Kenya Jackson, 53, of Roxbury.

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Did this picture actually appear on the cover of the Boston Globe? If so, don't show it to Ulrike Welsch, she'll faint on the spot.