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Charity warns Scotland could fall behind England on ending new HIV transmissions

A CHARITY is urging the Scottish Government to take urgent action or risk falling behind England and Wales in preventing new HIV transmissions.

The National (Scotland)

78 people face charges for $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud, DOJ says

At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these schemes targeting elderly patients, high-risk and low-income pregnant women and HIV patients.

WEKU

Eugene 'carried shame and fear' about HIV before becoming addicted to drugs and racking up £70,000 debt

Eugene got to a dark place, but volunteering turned things around

Wales Online

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Anguish as rape survivors in Sudan unable to access vital medication

Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measures

The Guardian - UK

Airbnb host with HIV ‘distraught’ after guest left blood tests leaflet behind in ‘horrific’ case of apparent homophobia

‘Since my HIV diagnosis in 2010, I’ve actually never been impacted by discrimination so much’

Wales Online

'Obamacare' will still cover prevention for HIV, other illnesses amid court battle

The government can keep enforcing “Obamacare” requirements that say health insurance plans must cover preventative care, amid a legal battle over the mandates

The Independent UK

HIV care for migrant women in South Africa: the gaps and 5 steps towards offering better services

Around 8.45 million people in South Africa live with HIV – an estimated 13.9% of the population. Of South African women aged 15-49, approximately 24% are HIV positive.

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STI cases at record highs: 6 things everyone needs to know about sexually transmitted infections

Health experts talk through some key facts. By Katie Wright.

The Independent UK

Scientists hopeful after making HIV drug breakthrough in hunt for dementia cure

Academics at the University of Cambridge repurposed an HIV drug to help restore the brain's autophagy capability, which stops destructive proteins that destroy brain cells from building up

Daily Mirror

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

David Furnish on wiping out HIV/Aids, the ‘weaponisation’ of LGBTQ+ rights … and the day Putin called

Elton John’s husband and chair of his Aids foundation on the need to redouble efforts amid rising illiberalism around the globe

The Guardian - UK

HHS' first national STI plan could face obstacles - Roll Call

The plan, which directs five departments and 15 agencies to implement more than 200 steps by 2030, comes as STDs reach record highs.

Roll Call

Calls for 'vital' HIV testing scheme to be extended to Liverpool

The scheme has been implemented already in London, Brighton, Manchester and Blackpool

Liverpool Echo

England on track to end new HIV transmissions by 2030, says Government

The Department of Health and Social Care said new transmissions fell by almost a third between 2019 and 2021.

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A&E testing scheme finds thousands of people with HIV and hepatitis

The £20 million scheme means the testing programme, which started in April 2022, can run in 33 hospital emergency departments over three years.

Wales Online

Gareth Thomas speaks out on Phillip Schofield 'homophobia' amid claim backlash would be different if he wasn't gay

The former Wales captain said social media has "made everyone a journalist" as the saga surrounding the former ITV host continues

Wales Online

Sir Elton John says ending Aids by 2030 'possible and doable'

The star's Aids charity has launched a three-year fund, worth £101 million, to fight HIV in vulnerable communities

The Independent UK

Sir Elton John says ending Aids by 2030 is possible as he launches new funding

The Elton John Aids Foundation launched a three-year fund worth £101 million to tackle HIV infections in vulnerable communities.

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Gareth Thomas takes on gruelling Three Peaks challenge as fight to Tackle HIV stigma continues across the UK

The Welsh rugby legend will be joined on the Three Peaks by some well-known celebrity supporters, partners from the Terrence Higgins Trust and ViiV Healthcare. as well as Tackle HIV advocates, some of whom are living with HIV

Reason

Uganda's New Anti-Gay Law Could Undermine AIDS Prevention

The new law dictates a life sentence for anyone caught having gay sex and the death penalty for anyone convicted of "aggravated homosexuality."

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: Conserving a martyred village, abortion drug shortages, identifying HIV

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane continues to memorialise the massacre of 643 of its inhabitants by the Nazis in 1944. Are shortages of an abortion drug in France linked to the anti-abortion movement in the United States? And the French doctor who helped identify HIV in the early days of the…

Chicago Sun-Times

Uganda anti-gay law includes death penalty in some cases

The new law doesn’t criminalize those identifying as LGBTQ, but still prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which includes sexual relations involving people infected with HIV.

The Independent UK

Uproar as Uganda gets new anti-LGBT+ law including death penalty: ‘How many will die?’

Queer activists ask ‘how many of us will be jailed, or beaten, or further chased into the shadows of society’

Tribune News Service

New HIV infections in US fall 12% in 5 years, CDC says

New HIV infections in the U.S. fell more than 10% in five years with a 34% decrease in new cases among young gay and bisexual men, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Roll Call

CDC: HIV declines driven by teens, young adults - Roll Call

New HIV infections dropped 12 percent in 2021 compared to 2017, but public health officials warn more needs to be done.

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