Blood donation rules relaxed for gay men and sex workers Blood donation rules for sex workers and gay men are being relaxed in England and Scotland after improvements in the accuracy of testing procedures. Men who have sex with men can now give blood three months after their last sexual activity instead of 12. And sex workers, who […]
Read moreCampaigner, researcher and founder of Haemosexual, Mark Ward said: “I am so proud to call myself a friend of Charles MacKenzie from Australia. For the first time, on both sides of the planet, victims of the tainted blood scandal are working together. The path to bringing those responsible for terrible human injustices […]
Read morewww.facebook.com/groups/2219696857/ Taken from Facebook –The Ryan White Story – EVERYONE needs to know Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and gained international notoriety fighting for his right to attend school. In the process, he opened the hearts and minds of millions of people. During the time between his diagnosis in 1984 and his death in 1990, Ryan spoke out often and eloquently about […]
Read more‘HIV Patient Survey’ by Elias Phiri Dear all, It has been brought to our attention that a number of HIV patients have been instructed that their Single Tablet Regimen or Fixed Dose Combination antiretroviral drugs are to be split up. They will therefore have to take their different antiretroviral components separately, which means from one pill to possibly several pills […]
Read moreRugby star poses naked for sexual health charity – see full image here Terrence Higgins Trust auction also offers you the chance of a dinner date with actor Russell Tovey Photo: Daniel Jaems Former Scottish rugby union player Thom Evans 21 March 2017 by David Hudson The UK’s leading sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, has announced details of its annual […]
Read moreMR GAY NEW ZEALAND WINNER WANTS TO USE POSITION TO BREAK DOWN HIV STIGMA “You only need open an app and disclose to encounter hostility.” The newly-crowned winner of Mr Gay New Zealand says he hopes to use his position to raise awareness of HIV and tackle the stigma surrounding the virus that still exists in the gay community. Charlie […]
Read moreMany Eligible HIV Patients Not Receiving Adequate Depression Treatment The cross-sectional study found that 43% of eligible patients were likely to receive antidepressants Approximately 2 in 5 HIV patients are in need of depression treatment with only about half of these patients actually receiving antidepressant treatment. These are the findings of a comprehensive study of a large, diverse sample of U.S. […]
Read moreFinancial services failing LGBT community By Simoney Kyriakou Financial services is still not working for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community, the head of an insurance provider has claimed. Steve Wardlaw, chairman of Emerald Life, said there were still glaring inequalities in financial services, particularly in the insurance sector. He also called the inequalities against the LGBT community the […]
Read moreHEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION High hepatitis C prevalence seen in Amsterdam PrEP study participants Gus Cairns Published: 06 February 2017 Jump to Background: hepatitis C prevalence in HIV-negative and HIV-positive gay men Baseline hepatitis C prevalence in the AmPrEP study Hepatitis C incidence in PrEP users Should we test PrEP seekers/users regularly for hepatitis C? Reference Researchers from […]
Read morePatient Infected with HIV Despite Long-Term PrEP Man infected with strain of HIV that has become resistant to Truvada (HealthDay News) — In a letter to the editor published in the Feb. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, authors present the case of a Canadian man infected with HIV despite long-term adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Based on […]
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