The Latest Breaking News from HIV

Family outraged after teen left to discover her HIV diagnosis through online portal

‘I was just crying. I felt like my life was over’

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Ozempic's Active Ingredient May Slow Biological Aging, First Human Clinical Trial Finds

A clinical trial published in Nature Communications found semaglutide slowed biological aging markers in adults with HIV. Here's what the research actually shows.

Medical Daily · Jul 15

Radio and TV broadcaster Paul Gambaccini diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

The BBC Radio 2 and Greatest Hits Radio presenter 77, has shared a statement confirming his diagnosis.

Evening Standard · Jul 9

HIV-Positive Patients Face a Much Higher Risk of Anal Cancer, Study Finds

HIV raises anal cancer risk by 8.6 times when poorly controlled and 3.9 times even with good control. Proven screening and vaccination tools exist. Here's what HIV patients need to know.

Medical Daily · Jul 1

‘Witch-hunt’ in Niger as military regime rounds up LGBTQ+ population

Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climate

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

No consensus on UN declaration on AIDS fight for first time in more than two decades

The lack of consensus highlights growing political divisions over HIV policy as international aid funding cuts impact prevention programmes in some of the world’s most affected countries

The Independent UK · Jun 26

Can the World Finally End AIDS? UN Adopts Ambitious New Global Declaration

A few decades ago, an HIV diagnosis was often seen as a death sentence. Families lived in fear, misinformation spread faster than facts, and millions of people around the world lost loved ones to a disease that medicine struggled to understand. Today, the picture looks very different. People living with…

MyLifeXP · Jun 25

South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding

Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Voices: I was persecuted like these LGBTQ+ people – we can’t sit back and do nothing

COMMENT: Jide Macaulay is a gay Anglican minister who has spent much of his life helping the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria. He is clear that Bel Trew’s new documentary ‘Hunted’ has a message that needs to be listened to – and acted upon

The Independent UK · Jun 24

‘I thought I’d be lynched’: Inside the deadly attacks on Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ community

ON THE GROUND: Chief international correspondent Bel Trew investigates the phenomenon of ‘kito’ attacks in Nigeria, where members of the LGBTQ+ community are catfished online, kidnapped, beaten and extorted by gangs in a rising surge of violence and hatred

The Independent UK · Jun 24