Netflix adds powerful HIV drama that was 'ahead of its time' Boys On The Side sounds like just another road movie, but its approach to its subject is close to revolutionary. WhatToWatch · Jun 7, 2025
10 Preventable Causes of Death in Men You Should Know While discussions about health can sometimes be uncomfortable, knowledge is a powerful tool for longevity and well-being. For men, understanding the most significant yet preventable causes of premature death is the first step towards proactive health management. Many leading health threats can be mitigated through lifestyle changes, regular check-ups, and… Budget and the Bees · Jun 6, 2025
Trump team set to destroy $12m worth of HIV drugs and contraceptives that were bought before closing USAID The life-saving drugs and contraceptives have been sitting in warehouses since January The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
First Thing: Trump signs order banning citizens of 12 countries from entering US Nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan ‘fully’ restricted. Plus, a breakthrough in HIV research The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025
Major breakthrough in battle for HIV cure ‘previously thought impossible’ New research developed way to allow mRNA technology to make virus visible in white blood cells The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025
Millions of doses of ‘pandemic-ending’ HIV jab at risk over Trump’s aid cuts INTERVIEW: The funding for 2 million people to receive the twice-yearly preventative treatment lenacapavir is ‘receding in the chaos’ of the US president’s decision, the doctor behind the trial of the drug tells Rachel Schraer The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Florida man with HIV admits to raping an 8-year-old boy and passing on virus, cops say Bobby McAfee, 62, of Clearwater, Florida, was arrested on May 30 and charged with sexual battery, officials said. The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
A precarious success story: In South Africa, the hard-won progress of a youth-led HIV education program is threatened by international funding cuts Youth rely on mobile health clinics to help curb the spread of HIV. But what happens now? Fortune · Jun 3, 2025
Preventing the next pandemic: One Health researcher calls for urgent action The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 and HIV – show how the health and wellbeing of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely connected. The Conversation · Jun 3, 2025
At-home health tests are on the rise. Doctors say they aren’t always the best option The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first at-home cervical cancer test The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025
Mothers fight to protect children from drugs as ‘hotspotting’ takes hold in Lesotho Women campaign against needle-sharing and ‘hotspotting’ in African state with one of the world’s highest rates of HIV The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2025
‘Infected blood gave me HIV as a baby but I still can’t get compensation I deserve’ Exclusive: Infected Blood Scandal victims with HIV feel they are having to ‘prove their worth’ The Independent UK · May 31, 2025
How sexual violence survivors in South Africa are now collateral damage of Trump’s aid cuts IN FOCUS: Rape crisis services are suffering the knock-on effect of US funded HIV services being cut, writes Rachel Schraer The Independent UK · May 29, 2025
The Independent UK · May 28, 2025 Donald Trump must reverse his aid cuts and lift the death sentence on HIV patients THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As a new Independent documentary shows, by shutting off US foreign aid and abruptly stopping the supply of HIV drugs to developing countries, the US president has punished some of the poorest people on the planet
The Independent UK · May 28, 2025 Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV In his first hours as US president, Donald Trump signed an order freezing most foreign aid for 90 days — this included funding to PEPFAR, the global HIV programme credited with saving millions of lives.
The Independent UK · May 28, 2025 Trump blames Europe as deadly impact of US cuts on Aids pandemic grows Trump lashes out at France and Germany amid growing evidence that HIV patients are being denied life-saving drugs. Bel Trew reports
Budget and the Bees · May 27, 2025 7 Medical Tests You Didn’t Know You Could Request for Free Taking charge of your health is one of the most empowering things you can do, but the potential cost of medical care can often feel like a significant barrier. Many people delay or avoid important screenings due to financial concerns, unaware that several vital tests might be accessible at no…
The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025 Malawi battles mpox as cases of the infectious disease surge in Africa Medicine shortages plus limited testing and hospital capacity exacerbated by withdrawal of USAID as outbreak gathers pace across countries in the region
The Independent UK · May 24, 2025 Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication Haitians with HIV are defying stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts implemented by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump that has led to a dwindling of life-saving medication
The Guardian - US · May 24, 2025 Elon Musk says Doge didn’t cut HIV programs. But it threw a ‘miracle drug’ into chaos Global health officials say USAID cuts upended their work, as billionaire claims he will fix any defunding ‘right now’
The Conversation · May 19, 2025 Cutting HIV aid means undercutting US foreign and economic interests − Nigeria shows the human costs A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened to destabilize the region and ultimately compromise U.S. interests. These interests included securing access to Nigeria’s substantial oil reserves, maintaining…
Al Jazeera · May 19, 2025 South Africa’s Ramaphosa to visit Trump: Can they fix tricky relations? The two countries have clashed over alleged persecution of white South Africans and Israel’s war on Gaza.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program out of work
Evening Standard · May 14, 2025 Nothing can ‘put right’ infected blood delay damage, minister says More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C, after receiving contaminated blood.