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Elton John to address Britain's Parliament in an event marking World AIDS Day

Elton John is to address Britain’s Parliament on his work fighting HIV at an event to mark World AIDS Day

The Independent UK

PM praises Sir Elton John’s contribution to fight against HIV

Sir Elton is expected to visit Parliament on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

What is the new HIV testing scheme? Sir Elton John to urge Parliament to do more

Singer set to call on MPs for a greater roll out of an influential scheme

Evening Standard

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Sir Elton John to urge MPs to do more to eradicate HIV in Parliament speech

Pop legend to urge ministers to expand opt-out testing across UK after trial success

Evening Standard

Why are SNP MPs wearing red ribbons at PMQs?

A NUMBER of SNP MPs were spotted wearing red ribbons in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

The National (Scotland)

China’s HIV Infection Rates Shoot Up Among Seniors

The number of new cases of the virus in people 60 or older more than doubled from 2015 to 2019 and remains elevated

Caixin Global

South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

The Independent UK

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Authorities warn that fake HIV drugs are found in Kenya despite a crackdown on counterfeits

Kenyan authorities have issued a warning about the sale of counterfeit HIV prevention drugs in the country, saying their “safety, quality and efficacy cannot be assured.”

The Independent UK

Nearly 450 hospital patients in Massachusetts could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV

Hundreds of endoscopy patients at a Massachusetts hospital were potentially exposed to blood-borne pathogens, the health care facility reported.

LiveScience

Nearly 450 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Massachusetts Hospital

Hospital officials said the expected infection risk from the incidents is "extremely small" and no case connected to it has been reported yet.

Medical Daily

For 20 years, this AIDS relief plan enjoyed broad US support. What changed?

Credited with saving 25 million lives, the AIDS programme PEPFAR now faces an uncertain future in a divided US Congress.

Al Jazeera

Patients’ privacy at risk as HIV testing centres set to shut shop in Kerala

NACO's decision to convert 62 of 150 HIV SA-ICTCs in Kerala to screening sites raises privacy & job security concerns. It is part of a "rationalisation process" to ensure better utilisation of resources. Public health experts point out that HIV tests must be done with privacy & multiple counselling sessions.…

The Hindu

Can HIV be cured using gene editing? We will soon find out

HIV, the virus that causes Aids, was first identified in 1983. To catch this virus was initially a death sentence, but today, thanks to antiretroviral drugs, it can be kept in check. However, there is still no cure.

The Conversation

More people living longer with HIV/Aids in China, figures show

Reported cases have risen more than 7,000% in the last 20 years on the back of better treatment and testing, though mortality rate has gone up

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The Conversation

The future of medicine: 50-year forecast offers hope for HIV and cancer patients and predicts climate change to increasingly set agenda

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we think about health and revealed significant flaws within our health care systems. It has also raised questions about the role of technology, as well as ethical concerns about the distribution of wealth and its impact on global health. How will this collective…

Homes & Gardens

Health and wellbeing to be key themes for show gardens at 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Several of the sensational show gardens at next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London will shine a spotlight on important health conditions, including autism

The Conversation

TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

The BCG vaccine for TB has been used for 100 years. It is largely effective for children under five, but less so in older people and can’t be used on patients who have certain medical conditions. Today we’re the closest we’ve ever been to discovering a vaccine that might replace…

The Independent UK

Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress

Billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program that's saved millions of lives are in limbo and now the George W

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The Guardian - UK

Ministers to scrap IVF laws denying access to people with HIV

Lesbian couples will also no longer have to pay extra for tests before IVF in the two law changes

The Independent UK

Couples with HIV to gain access to fertility treatment under new laws

Changes announced by the Government also mean same-sex couples will no longer have to pay for expensive screening if they want to undergo IVF.

The Conversation

HIV-positive parents in Zimbabwe struggle to manage their children's education – study shows how

Over the past three decades researchers have explored various aspects of the impact of the HIV pandemic. One focus area has been children who have lost their parents to AIDS. Less attention has been given to children who are raised by parents living with HIV. This group has become much…

The Guardian - UK

‘I stopped counting how many friends died’: life after the contaminated blood scandal

The long read: As a victim of one of the NHS’s worst failures, I campaigned for years for an investigation into what led to so many people becoming infected with deadly viruses. Finally we got an inquiry – but did we get answers?

Roll Call

CDC sees inconsistent gains in HIV prevention prescriptions - Roll Call

Funding is part of a program that aims to reduce 75 percent of new HIV infections by 2025 and 90 percent by 2030.

The Independent UK

First new HIV awareness advert in 40 years to air on TV

A woman who was diagnosed with HIV seven years ago has welcomed the ‘long overdue’ television campaign

The Conversation

Jerry Coovadia remembered - a champion of science, children and compassionate public health

Deeply saddened as we in the South African health community were by the loss of Professor Jerry Hoosen Coovadia on 4 October 2023, I reflected on what he had come to mean in my medical career and in my life.

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