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Pakistan's Ratodero scandal: HIV-positive children treated like outcasts

In 2019, the Ratodero scandal broke out in Pakistan. The town in the country's southern Sindh province was suddenly in the spotlight after a doctor revealed that thousands of children had been infected with HIV. An investigation showed that dangerous and illegal hygiene practices of doctors such as reusing disposable…

France 24

More than 800 students test HIV positive in this state, 47 deaths recorded: Full report

An alarming report on HIV has shocked all. As per the report, 828 students have tested HIV-positive and 47 have died in the state of Tripura.

The Times of India

Secrets, betrayal and shocking abuse: how Greg Louganis survived – and became the greatest diver of all time

On the outside, he was the happy, handsome young athlete who thrilled the crowds. But as the medals piled up, he was having to hide his sexuality, HIV-positive status and the violence meted out by his partner and manager

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First Nations superhero ‘Condoman’ was a world leader in HIV prevention. Aunty Gracelyn Smallwood made it happen

When HIV arrived on Australian shores in the early 1980s, politicians and healthcare workers worried the virus would run rampant in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This didn’t happen – thanks to highly successful health promotion campaigns and public health programs rolled out around the country by Aboriginal-controlled medical…

The Conversation

HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.

The Conversation

As HIV rates across the country decline, the number of new Latino infections rise throughout the U.S.

A new analysis found Latinos experiencing a disproportionate number of new infections and diagnoses across the U.S., with highest numbers in the Southeast

Latin Times

LOCALIZE IT: HIV cases are on the rise in young gay Latinos, especially in the Southeast

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Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates

The Independent UK

Federal appeals court says some employers can exclude HIV prep from insurance coverage

Eight employers who challenged some federal health insurance requirements cannot be forced to provide no-cost coverage for certain types of preventive care, including HIV prep and some kinds of cancer screenings, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Friday

The Independent UK

Drugs that treat HIV trialled in people with multiple brain tumours

While usually non-cancerous, NF2 can cause symptoms such as loss of balance, hearing loss that gradually gets worse over time and ringing in the ears.

The Independent UK

Tell Me How It Ends review – 80s-set HIV drama offers a blast of polemical power

Tasha Dowd’s big-hearted play is about a Liverpudlian woman who befriends HIV patients at the height of the Aids crisis, and features a ferocious broadside in favour of public services, civic spirit and LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - UK

In South Africa, traditional healers join the fight against HIV. Stigma remains high in rural areas

More than 300 traditional leaders in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate their largely rural patients about the disease

The Independent UK

Green Party removes HIV image from online manifesto after backlash

Party were accused of being ‘misleading’ for using the image of a coughing man to illustrate section on HIV in its online manifesto

The Independent UK

Reverend Richard Coles says he has ‘shame’ over pretending to have HIV in the 1980s

The media personality and author calls it ‘the worst thing I’ve ever done’

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OPINION - Jack Guinness: Why I'm so proud London's Aids memorial is being unveiled tomorrow

Tomorrow, Aids Memory UK (AMUK) will announce the winning artist to create the new Aids Memorial in London. This will be the first of its kind: a sculpture marking a space for remembrance and solidarity, commemorating those affected by HIV/Aids.

The Independent UK

HIV tests dropped and a return to paper working: Inside the hospitals held to ransom by Russian hackers

An attack attributed to the Russian cyber-crime group Qilin has caused chaos at two London NHS trusts

International Business Times

Pharma Firm Urged To Share New 'Game-changer' HIV Drug

More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing countries most affected by the deadly disease.

The Guardian - AU

Feeling like an ‘oddity’, forced to come out: how Australian healthcare still fails to meet queer needs

Despite progress, LGBTQ+ communities say finding empathetic healthcare can still be a major challenge

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The Guardian - UK

Grindr accused of treating gay man’s medical data like ‘piece of meat’

Civil lawsuit against dating company alleges misuse of users’ private information, including HIV status

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of victims in infected blood scandal to sue UK health secretary

Group of about 500 people to reinstate 2017 lawsuit against government due to ‘holes and gaps’ in compensation framework

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: call for drug firms to pay part of £10bn compensation

‘Outrageous’ that payouts to victims in other countries are not being matched in UK, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood scandal: who will get compensation, and how much will they get?

People infected as well as close relations of victims or those caring for victims will be eligible

The Guardian - UK

UK infected blood scandal: what happened in other countries?

Victims in Britain have finally gained a measure of justice – elsewhere the fight has had varying outcomes

The Independent UK

First infected blood scandal victims to receive payments by end of 2024

Cabinet Office minister John Glen said all those affected by the scandal will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme

LiveScience

In a 1st, HIV vaccine triggers rare and elusive antibodies in human patients

Scientists have taken a big step toward making an effective HIV vaccine.

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