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Sexual health tests given out from vending machines in a bid to tackle disease

Making it easy, free and quick to test for sexually transmitted diseases can only be a good thing, says Miriam Stoppard

Daily Mirror

Cancelled University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine to be trialled in humans next year

The University of Queensland's vaccine had to be abandoned during the rush to develop an effective COVID-19 shot, but now will be trialled on people.

ABC News

Simon Nkoli's fight for queer rights in South Africa is finally being celebrated – 24 years after he died

Born in 1957, Simon Tseko Nkoli had just turned 41 when he died, in 1998, of an AIDS-related illness. In his short life, the South African activist fought against different forms of oppression. He fought for those downtrodden because of their “race”. He stood up for those ostracised because of…

The Conversation

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HIV-positive heart donor's family, recipient meet

A woman who got a new lease on life after a ground-breaking heart transplant between an HIV-positive donor and recipient got to meet the family of the woman who gave it to her

The Independent UK

As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?

Among the more remarkable legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic is how quickly federal regulators, the health care industry and consumers moved to make at-home testing a reliable tool for managing a public health crisis.

Tribune News Service

‘It’s always fear-based’: why sexual health projects should switch the focus to pleasure

After decades of emphasis on STIs, HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy, a wave of initiatives around the world are using a more sex-positive narrative

The Guardian - UK

Grim Reaper HIV ads 'contributed' to violence against LGBT community, inquiry told

Media coverage of the early years of the HIV epidemic contributed to the high level of violence against the LGBT community in NSW in the 1980s, an inquiry hears.

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Thai researcher team will launch a Bye Bye HIV Campaign

On this year's World AIDS Day, a team of leading Thai researchers team will launch a Bye Bye HIV Campaign to increase awareness on the success of their innovative immunotherapy in helping rehabilitate HIV-infected on the Thai among those infected in Thailand so they will be able to successfully overcome…

Bangkok Post

‘There’s no protection’: South Africa faces Covid legacy of sex for money

HIV infections and pregnancies are on the increase among young women, after many resorted to transactional sex to survive during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

HIV Ireland director welcomes changes to blood donation rules

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has relaxed rules that previously restricted gay and bisexual men from donating

Dublin Live

The new face leading Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru

Rhys Goode has been newly appointed as the head of HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru

Wales Online

‘HIV can kill faster than the drug abuse’: Nigeria opens first needle exchange to tackle infection

The programme, seen as a shift in attitudes in a zero-tolerance country, is aimed at curbing the spread of blood-borne disease

The Guardian - UK

'More than double': Contaminated blood inquiry finds much higher rate of HIV infection in children - and new evidence 'vindicates' Jesmond campaigner

The ongoing Infected Blood Inquiry has seen shocking new figures released about the number of children thought to have been infected with HIV.

Chronicle Live

Food insecurity is driving women in Africa into sex work, increasing HIV risk

A study found that giving direct food support to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa cut their risk of contracting HIV by 64%, because it alleviated the pressure to engage in high-risk sex.

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The Guardian - UK

Dying too young: focus on communicable diseases takes toll in South Africa’s slums

Diseases such as strokes and diabetes now cause most deaths in South Africa but the health system is still focused on tuberculosis and HIV

Al Jazeera

Hacker demands $10m to stop leaking Australians’ medical records

Cyber-extortionist posts medical information purporting to show details of abortions and treatments for addiction, HIV.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Fauci’s departure is an opportunity for modernizing research

There is no love lost between Anthony Fauci and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA repeatedly objected to the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) foolish funding of pointless tests on animals. Those tests include poisoning tests on beagles and decades of vicious…

Daily Mirror

Student wants apology after exam made HIV-positive character with her name kill man

Freya Leach, 19, a law student at the University of Sydney claims that she has been picked on for her political views with a namesake character used in an exam script

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Heartbreaking final pics of Freddie Mercury with his cats just before he died

Queen icon Freddie Mercury died following his battle with Aids on November 24, 1991, and released a public statement just 24 hours previously that confirmed he was HIV positive

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1 Stock to Buy This Week Following Its Recent Earnings Beat

Biopharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences (GILD) reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings and sales and raised its full-year guidance. Analysts see immense growth potential in the company’s HIV and oncology franchises, which should boost its performance in the upcoming quarters. Given its strong earnings, high profitability, discounted valuation, and attractive dividend, we think…

The Independent UK

West Virginia's opioid crisis transcends partisan politics

West Virginia's opioid crisis is transcending partisan politics as city council candidates from three different parties tackle the issue in the capital of Charleston

The Guardian - UK

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono review – from Boy to Mandela

In his long but fascinating memoir, the self-confessed ‘speechifying’ U2 frontman isn’t shy of exploring the roots of his pomposity, faith and ‘white saviour’ activism

Liverpool Echo

Man accused of infecting woman with HIV arrested at airport

Jermaine Scott, 39, was extradited from Jamaica last night and appeared in court in Warrington this morning

Glasgow Live

Glasgow push to eradicate HIV by 2030 and tackle stigma around the disease

The city council has signed up to meet a new target which will see 95% of people with HIV given sustained antiretroviral therapy by 2025 and to end new transmissions by 2030.

The Walrus

Ask an Immunity Expert: What’s Next for COVID-19?

This pandemic can help us prepare for the next one, says Catherine Hankins, co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

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